LANCER wrote on 12/31/69 at 16:00:09:There has been some negative talk about the Federal gov'ts slow response to this terrible disaster...just keep in mind that the area involved is over 90,000 square miles...that is more than the ENTIRE STATE OF IDAHO. Does anyone really believe that ANY gov't can cover that kind of land mass with security and relief in less that 96 hours???? And at the same time a huge part of that area is STILL UNDER WATER??? Anyone who thinks that is unrealistic is living in the "twilight zone".
It's understandable -- it's hard to drive trucks full of food and water to people when the streets are under ten feet of water.
But it's only one part of the affected area. For example, a huge part of Mississippi isn't under water, and from what I've been reading, they were complaining about the slow response also. Why the delay in food drops there?
As far as New Orleans, yeah, I don't understand how the local authorities came up with an evacuation plan that didn't take into account something like 20% of the population. But I also don't understand why the military was ready to do food drops almost immediately, and were just awaiting the word from FEMA -- and the word never came.
It's not unrealistic or twilight zone to wonder why it took a couple of days for the feds to even start trying. I just feel that
everyone involved should be held accountable, whether they're state, local or federal.
(Having said that, Lancer, I hope all is well -- how's your wife doing?
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