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Why is Katrina damage Bush's fault?
Well who else is there to blame but Bush and FEMA?
Well who else is there to blame but Bush and FEMA?
It was the levees breaking that caused most of the damage. Bush signed the budget that cut the maintenance funds for them, and you could argue it was necessary because of the war. It's hard to single out Bush for this, though, as the budget is put together by Congress.Mk said:My question was why is Bush taking heat about Katrina, and why him? Because of the War in Iraq New Orleans was destroyed?
None of that would have reduced any of the damage done to the city. From what I can tell, the OP was not asking who is responsible for human casualties. He specifically said "damage to the city." There are a hundred other threads devoted to blaming Bush for the deaths.Ivan Seeking said:Some number of people who died can be traced directly to Bush's style of so called "leadership". For starters, the coffee boy that he appointed to head FEMA was too busy giving interviews on TV to do his job. And Bush was too busy playing golf, or whatever, while on yet another vacation. Oh yes, and half of the guard's equipment is in Iraq since it was too costly politically to imposed a draft in order to fight a war. If that equipment was here as it is suppposed to be, twice as many rescue helicopters would have been available in three of the affected states, for starters.
Because he has an office in a room in a building in Washington. Simple as that. People in general are so short-sighted that they can't see beyond immediate coincident events.Mk said:My question was why is Bush taking heat about Katrina, and why him? Because of the War in Iraq New Orleans was destroyed?
To blame deaths not caused by Bush on Bush is to spit in the face of every 9/11 victim.Ivan Seeking said:To diminish the deaths caused by Bush is to spit in the face of every 911 victim.
Sounds like humans were put in charge...moose said:Well, the levees definitely should have been reinforced. However, I do understand why they held off. It's just like when you have a project which is due in 4 months, and you keep putting it off because you have more important things to do, like study for the next day's test, etc....
You are correct that this can be a double-edge sword, but let's make comparisons within an administration. Bush's approval ratings rocketed to something like 90% right after 9-11 due to perception of good leadership -- because he has an office in a room in a building in Washington, when in reality any president would have behaved similarly.russ_watters said:Because he has an office in a room in a building in Washington. Simple as that. People in general are so short-sighted that they can't see beyond immediate coincident events.
I realize you are expressing an opinion so there is no evidence for this, but really it is a trait of Americans in general. Ask people from other countries.russ_watters said:I do, however, think that shortsightedness is more a trait of liberals than conservatives. They are far more interested in instant gratification than long-term planning.
What's Lynn's solution? Turn the homeless out so they'll eventually find a shelter with no religious connections? After all, making sure they don't come into contact with religion is the most important thing, right.SOS2008The Washington Post reported today that FEMA plans to broadly reimburse houses of worship for their relief efforts. The move said:http://www.au.org/site/News2?JServSessionIdr011=03zvwb2mp1.app5b&abbr=pr&page=NewsArticle&id=7579&security=1002&news_iv_ctrl=1241[/URL]
For more links on Katrina’s Aftermath and Accountability:
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/linkset/2005/09/09/LI2005090901637.html
Who's responsible for these things?