Hurricane Katrina

US Gov't - Katrina

i'm interested in what other TS readers think of the US government's reaction to katrina and the current situation in new orleans. i'm intereted in the topic because of the numerous questions that are raised and thier effect on america. as always, i'm open to suggestions, opinions from anyone. i'll go first:

i think that the fact the george bush continued his vacation while the storm struck, and then failed to take action once back in washington, indicates a serious problem with the current workings of the US government. this is a failure of leadership from the top. the government is more concerned with hunting down alleged terrorists in the middle east than helping out our own people in a time of a natural disaster. i think that the government officials, on the whole (the republican party), are doing little (if anything) to help the american people in any way. the party has ruined our represantitive democracy by failing to represent our citizens in the government. in my opinion, the republican party in general is currently a disgrace to america and everything it stands for on account of thier actions.

i'm really interested what not just americans but others from other parts of the world have to say, and this forum has a healthy blend of nationalities...

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I know that a large number of people, organisations, and even countries were poised to render assitance immediately after the hurricane hit, but weren't allowed to. To the best of my knowledge this decision lies with FEMA. I do however wonder whether FEMA being placed under the authority of the department of homeland security and being told to concentrate on all things terrorist has anything to do with it though.

I have other views, but I've already given those in the other thread which was closed recently.

Make sure this does not turn into a FLAMING contest, like the previous Katrina thread!

Otherwise this will be closed as well!

yeah, i was hoping it would go better than the other thread. it seems there are lots of people here from other countries, unlike the other forums i participate in, and i was interested in how this all seems from a foreign perspective.