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To: i-node who wrote (249577)	9/5/2005 2:36:02 PM
From: Tenchusatsu	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1574098

David, It is nuts to think that a faster federal response would have been in any way conceivable. I know everyone WANTS it, but from a technical standpoint, it is difficult to see how that might have occurred. I can conceive of technical ways the response could have been faster. Difficult? Perhaps, but I'm pretty sure if we all put our heads together and stopped this partisan bickering just long enough, we can come up with a system that can withstand any disaster, whether natural or man-made. Of course, the "partisan bickering" part might be too much to ask for some people ... Tenchusatsu

To: i-node who wrote (249577)	9/5/2005 5:01:41 PM
From: tejek	Respond to of 1574098

The midwest got flooded big time in 1993. They didn't have such problems, either. There were helicopters all over the place pulling people off of roofs and dropping supplies almost immediately. I remember these floods well. First, remember that there were "helicopters all over the place pulling people off of roofs" immediately in New Orleans. Immediately. The resources were committed to trying to save lives rather than "dropping supplies" on the basis that the Superdome presumably had adequate supplies for a day or two. Wrong. You are full of ca ca. What news story were you watching? We are talking about the hurricane in NO, not FLA.