Response to Kim about Katrina

Thank you Kim, for the information. I have only heard bits and bits of news about assistance, and have heard nothing about assistance except from Kuwait and Indonesia, and England.

I'm very glad that other countries have stepped forward to reciprocate.

As far as the bashing goes, there is enough evidence from the little that I've seen and read to bash and blame several levels and deparmtents of government right from Washington, DC to the local government,state security agencies and the like. It was a FUBAR on so many different levels, and the response to Katrina was so very wrong.

The bashers are helping. The bashers are the ones down in the dirty mud and disease-ridden waters trying to rescue people. They have every right to speak out to what they feel is a terrible display of government action and a prime example of bureaucracy--when FEMA has to give firefighters and rescue personnel sexual harassment training before these people get sent out to help, when the first duty for firefighters rushed to New Orleans was not rescue work but a photo op for Bush and his entourage, when rescue and relief efforts stopped immediately after Bush did his little walk through, and reporters are finally asking tough questions that get really very weak answers, these people ought to not simplly speak out; they ought to scream, yell, whatever they have to do to make sure that response and assistance to a natural disaster or any kind of horrific event gets changed and improved significantly. Links evidencing the above claims are below.

I can only hope we have learned something positive out of all this and will maybe be able to react better, prepare better for the next time. You can bet your sweet bippy there will be a next time, too.

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/9157757/#050907
http://moolies.zoonies.com/archives/002587.html
http://www.livejournal.com/users/jmhm/1408726.html?style=mine#cutid1
http://www.livejournal.com/users/riba_rambles/548863.html
http://www.cnn.com/2005/US/09/02/nagin.transcript/index.html
http://www.tpmcafe.com/story/2005/9/4/171811/1974
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/4210646.stm
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/4215404.stm
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/4216370.stm
http://www.newschannel5.tv/2005/9/1/4255/Taking-refuge-in-the-Astrodome
http://slate.msn.com/id/2125494/