Saturday, September 03, 2005
The New Orleans Superdome
Hearing the stories on the news and seeing the photos from the area, one has to wonder what state the government is in? This has to be the most massive rescue and restoration operation that has been seen on the North American continent.... Yet much of the rescue contingent is still days away. There is nowhere to put people, the water must be pumped out, which by some accounts could take up to six months, this is a serious challenge... I hope the American people are questioning whether their government would look after them better, if in a similar situation.
How did so many people get left in New Orleans, particularly when the weather report stated that most houses would be damaged, all power poles would be downed, many high rise buildings would be damaged, anyone or any animals exposed to the storm would die. As a result of an incomplete evacuation, the National Guard troops brought in (fresh from Iraq) have a shoot-to-kill mandate for threatening criminal actions. To end up in that situation.... that is poor governance.
