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Valiant Dancer
Forum Goalie
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 Posted - 09/14/2005 : 09:40:10 [Permalink]
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Originally posted by Valiant Dancer
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That should be part of any evacuation plan with secondary and teriary destinations as well. This is the responsibility of the local government to make evacuation plans and secure adequate destinations for a mass exodus. It should be part of the city's disaster plan.
Look at this map. Go to the Katrina view and notice the bridge to Crescent City is not only still standing but is also connected to the Superdome area and the highway does not appear to be underwater.
While I can't tell from this image alone, it seems reasonable to plan on moving folks to the Superdome and then out after the storm should flooding occur. While the plan may have been flawed, that's different from failing to act. And if you expected federal help at that point, not mobilizing the school buses makes sense. In hindsight, one should have had the follow up evacuation plan in place and expect the feds to not be there in a timely manner. But that's hindsight.
I've been around politics enough to know you never expect federal help to be on time until after the event. And the flooding plan is reasonable for the Superdome until the levee's break. The Mayor knows that a Cat 5 storm is barreling towards his general direction, his levees are only rated to Cat 3 force, and he is likely to be hit by Cat 4 strenght force. The Superdome is on somewhat higher ground. It is reasonable to activate an evacuation plan which busses people out of the city. Also, people going to the Superdome were on their own to get there. If the mayor expected federal help in the evacuation, he's a damn fool.
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Cthulhu/Asmodeus when you're tired of voting for the lesser of two evils
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GeeMack
SFN Regular
USA
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Posted - 09/14/2005 : 15:35:01 [Permalink]
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Each time George W. Bush screws something up he claims his inability to effectively use his current power is a good reason to give him even more. If we didn't already, it's time we seriously question the intellect and/or sanity of any who would support him.quote:
Bush Says He May Need More Power in Disasters...
President Bush on Monday urged Congress to examine whether the White House needs stronger powers to deal with catastrophes like Hurricane Katrina.
Bush's backing for the congressional inquiry raised the possibility that lawmakers might expand presidential authority to:
• Order mandatory civilian evacuations
• Dispatch U.S.-based armed forces for emergency search-and-rescue operations
• Grant wider leeway for active-duty U.S. military personnel to carry out law enforcement operations.
Notice in the article that the delusional George Bush and his "Axis of Danger to Freedom" are again invoking the power of fear by expressing concerns about terrorist attacks, weapons of mass destruction, and germ-warfare. Who was it that said a few days ago to look out for the government using Hurricane Katrina as a means of gathering even more unrestricted power to use against the US citizens? Oh, yeah, that was me.
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