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To: sandintoes who wrote (699425)	9/2/2005 10:12:42 PM
From: Mosko	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 769670

Obviously there were failures at every level of government. The fact that there were no evacuation plans for those without automobiles, or too poor to leave was the first failure and totally the fault the the mayor and governor, but once the catastrophe of this magnitude occurred there is not one mayor of any city in the US that could handle this alone. THAT IS PURPOSE OF FEMA! You have Brown on the TV yesterday not even aware of the convention center. FEMA was turning down assistance from all parts, and seemingly too scared to enter the city! If taking care of a major disaster, and protecting it's citizens, is not the job of the federal government then what is?

To: sandintoes who wrote (699425)	9/3/2005 4:50:24 AM
From: JDN	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 769670

What broke my heart was the shot on t/v of the HUNDREDS of school buses neatly parked with water up to their windows. Gosh, those buses could have been moved out of the flood zone even after the hurricane passed (I dont think they were damaged as they were neatly in rows) and used to move people quickly out. Ideally, they could have been used even before the hurricane to evacuate people, but I can understand the unwillingness initially to FORCE people to evacuate but afterwards and before the flood waters got too high could have done it. jdn