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Hurricane Katrina: Absolute Leadership Failure

The more I hear and read about this, the most I’m disgusted. I really am. They only reason there aren’t more dead is because the hurricane didn’t hit New Orleans head on at full strength. The Superdome? Who’s brilliant idea was that? What we’re seeing is the absolute absence of a plan and any leadership in a significant sense. New Orleans has basically come under insurrection. Southern Mississippi literally has roving bandits that have outright said they’ve taken over the area and any rescuers close enough will get shot and their boats taken. At this point now, nothing short of a 100% National Guard mobilization is sufficient because things have gotten that out of hand. Hospitals and shelters inside New Orleans have no ability to communicate and no one is coming to get them.

There comes a point where this becomes a federal problem. The President ought to start considering heading to Baton Rouge and taking command.

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  • September 1st, 2005 Posted by John Bambenek | Hurricane Katrina, Politics | 4 comments

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    3. Amen! Great post. I am so disappointed in how this rescue has gone in New Orleans. I see buses and boats coming in today in convoys…why now? Why not days ago? People are dying from lack of water. Some have gone without for days! Where was the leadership to bring in the help days ago? It is horrible that there are still people in the city that haven’t recieved help. And even more horrible that the city has turned into a battlefield.

      Comment by Dana | September 2, 2005

    4. The Mayor and the Governor need to be “relieved of duty”…their response leading up to, during, and after this catastrophe is criminal.

      Comment by Gene | September 3, 2005

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