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Originally Posted by CoMaToSe

There's two parts here. Before and after. The quote from HS is obviously after the fact.

I'm not sure what is being debated here.

It would be illegal by US law for the president top have used federal troops to police or aid the hurricane area. Only the national guard can do that, and because the national guard is not a federal branch, only the governer of a state can order the use of NG troops. The MAyor didnt evenm begin an evacuation until the president ordered him to, and then ignored his fleet of 500+ buses, which are now swamped, and sent people to the superdome. Then he failed to provide food or facilities at the superdome. WHy is this the presidents responsibility, when the fault lies at the local level?[/quote:45ce3]

Look, people died. A lot more people died than should have. I'm sure a lot of people died due to red tape. Frankly, I don't care if it was local or federal governments fault. They both shit the bed.

The local government had already requested support from teh federal government before the hurricane hit. They had said their resources were overwhelmed. In the aftermath, the federal agencies failed to respond in an appropriate fashion. I think most would agree.