President Bush tried to pass off national criticism of his response to Hurricane Katrina as a "blame game" (news article, Sept. 7) and suggested that it diverted attention from immediate tasks.
Focusing on his Supreme Court nominations may have diverted attention from the recovery, but addressing the incompetence in the Department of Homeland Security is an immediate need.
If we cannot respond to disasters that strike known vulnerabilities with advance warning, what can we, or potential terrorists, expect when disaster strikes without warning?
"American government is the entertainment division of the Military Industrial Complex."
"One deluded president plus an army of paralyzed editorialists = many more years of a war that is one big atrocity." - Greg Mitchell, Editor&Publisher "I trust God speaks through me. Without that, I couldn’t do my job." - George W. Bush
9.10.2005
If This is How the Feds Respond to a Predictable Disaster, Why Do We Think We Can Trust Them with Anything Else
Excellent letter in Friday's Times:
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