The truth

[MotherOfPromise]

Dear friends:

There has been entirely too much sniping at Pres. Bush about the response to Katrina. Lets look at what happened before the storm unfolded into the flooding catastrophe and chaos:

Truth Be Told

A few facts are in order:

• President Bush declared Louisiana a disaster area two days before the hurricane struck the New Orleans area.
• P[size=+0]resident Bush urged New Orleans Mayor C. Ray Nagin and Louisiana Gov. Kathleen Babineaux Blanco to order the mandatory evacuation that was issued on Sunday, August 28.

• [size=+0]First responders to a disaster are always state and local emergency agencies. FEMA is there to supplement the state and local activities. [/size]
• [size=+0]The hurricane threatened an area as large as 90,000 square miles covering three states. Immediate relief could not possibly have been delivered to all the places that required attention. [/size]
• [size=+0]An AP photo showed a large fleet of New Orleans buses soaking in six feet of water. The mayor apparently had the means to evacuate many of the folks who ended up stranded at the Superdome and the convention center. [/size]
• [size=+0]FEMA began its activities immediately, not expecting the magnitude of the flooding, the non-response at the city and state level, and the anarchy that resulted. [/size]
• [size=+0]The local and state governments had rehearsed for a different scenario. Disaster drills in New Orleans had taken place, but with a false assumption that the levees would hold. [/size]

[size=+0]Both the law and protocol prohibit the president from ordering military troops into a state without a formal request to do so from the governor of the affected state. [/size]

[size=+0]A Final Note [/size]

[size=+0]On August 29 Hurricane Katrina roared into the Gulf region, crushing cities, severing families and destroying lives. Here on the Left Coast our arms stretch out to surround those who grieve. And though our hearts ache at the sight of the devastation and the toll this disaster has taken, our lips join in prayer and our spirit in hope that God will wipe away every tear, work out all things for good and heal our land.[/size]

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[miggles]

Amen Prom amen! Thanks for posting the truth. Truth=Good=Almighty!

 

[paulnoel]

Dear friends:

There has been entirely too much sniping at Pres. Bush about the response to Katrina. Lets look at what happened before the storm unfolded into the flooding catastrophe and chaos:

Truth Be Told

A few facts are in order:

• President Bush declared Louisiana a disaster area two days before the hurricane struck the New Orleans area.
• P[size=+0]resident Bush urged New Orleans Mayor C. Ray Nagin and Louisiana Gov. Kathleen Babineaux Blanco to order the mandatory evacuation that was issued on Sunday, August 28.

• [size=+0]First responders to a disaster are always state and local emergency agencies. FEMA is there to supplement the state and local activities. [/size]
• [size=+0]The hurricane threatened an area as large as 90,000 square miles covering three states. Immediate relief could not possibly have been delivered to all the places that required attention. [/size]
• [size=+0]An AP photo showed a large fleet of New Orleans buses soaking in six feet of water. The mayor apparently had the means to evacuate many of the folks who ended up stranded at the Superdome and the convention center. [/size]
• [size=+0]FEMA began its activities immediately, not expecting the magnitude of the flooding, the non-response at the city and state level, and the anarchy that resulted. [/size]
• [size=+0]The local and state governments had rehearsed for a different scenario. Disaster drills in New Orleans had taken place, but with a false assumption that the levees would hold. [/size]

[size=+0]Both the law and protocol prohibit the president from ordering military troops into a state without a formal request to do so from the governor of the affected state. [/size]

[size=+0]A Final Note [/size]

[size=+0]On August 29 Hurricane Katrina roared into the Gulf region, crushing cities, severing families and destroying lives. Here on the Left Coast our arms stretch out to surround those who grieve. And though our hearts ache at the sight of the devastation and the toll this disaster has taken, our lips join in prayer and our spirit in hope that God will wipe away every tear, work out all things for good and heal our land.[/size]

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We also here in England pray for all those affected by Hurricane Katrina​

 

[sk8Joyful]

Amen Prom amen! Thanks for posting the truth. Truth=Good=Almighty!

Yes, agreed. Thanks for summarizing this well.

(instead of using disasters for deepening social-chaos)

People, with 'political agendas' - might
well ... work on how we can *help all of us, Together...: one Nation under GOD*.

 

[keeptrying]

This is one of those topics that there will always be different opinions about and can even turn heated so I will just say that I don't think the reponse to a natural disaster can be without flaws. No one can predict in advance where the most help will be needed or how much damage will be done or exactly where it will occur. As MP has pointed out just trying to coordinate everything is a major undertaking. I pray for our President and our government officials that God gives them wisdom during this terrible tragedy, but because we are human mistakes will be made but also triumphs will be experienced. We must all continue to pray.

After re-reading my post I am afraid I came off a bit naive. I do realize that mistakes were made and they do need to be addressed. Nuff said---I'll go now.