If you have ever been close to a major catastrophy like this I believe you would be a little more understanding of how long things take to organize. Most of what you hear on the TV is about New Orleans, and yes I believe I stated there were only some bad apples there.It seems the media has forgotten about the entire coastline of Mississippi and a good portion of Alabama, dont forget the tornados that were spawned from the storm in those states, Georgia, Tennessee, and Kentucky. There are millions of people in distress from this one storm.
It was also a storm that many underestimated. When you live in a coastal area that is threatened by hurricanes year after year, you become complacent believing it wont hit you(because it usually doesnt). The United states has never had a catastrophy like this, not even 9/11. No one was prepared, no one.
There is an entire city that has been wiped out, gone. It wasnt realized how bad it was until a day or two afterward, they couldnt communicate accuratly, even the news channels underestimated it. Durring that time plans were being made, money was being allocated, manpower was organized.
It's easy to say that someone was slacking, but it's rediculous to think that it can be done at the drop of a hat. I ask you, could you be in the most desolate, uninhabitable part of Antartica tomorrow with enough supplies to survive on your own(not to mention helping thousands of other people) for a week, not to mention months? We're talking food, water, generators, fuel,clothes, cash, and essentials? Oh yea, dont forget a boat, life vests, ropes, etc. Even a simple strike in a war can take several days to prepare, even if everything is in place.
Again, there has been and will continue to be entirely too much Monday morning quarterbacking on this subgect. It's always going to be too late, if someone was there an hour after the storm passed, they would have found many people they could have saved if they were 30min earlier.
It sucks, but its a fact of life, lets be greatful we live in a country that is willing to do something for its people. Even if it means spreading ourselves thin while helping everyone else in this selfish world. The cavalry has arrived and people are being helped, some more than they deserve, but we wont discriminate.
It was also a storm that many underestimated. When you live in a coastal area that is threatened by hurricanes year after year, you become complacent believing it wont hit you(because it usually doesnt). The United states has never had a catastrophy like this, not even 9/11. No one was prepared, no one.
There is an entire city that has been wiped out, gone. It wasnt realized how bad it was until a day or two afterward, they couldnt communicate accuratly, even the news channels underestimated it. Durring that time plans were being made, money was being allocated, manpower was organized.
It's easy to say that someone was slacking, but it's rediculous to think that it can be done at the drop of a hat. I ask you, could you be in the most desolate, uninhabitable part of Antartica tomorrow with enough supplies to survive on your own(not to mention helping thousands of other people) for a week, not to mention months? We're talking food, water, generators, fuel,clothes, cash, and essentials? Oh yea, dont forget a boat, life vests, ropes, etc. Even a simple strike in a war can take several days to prepare, even if everything is in place.
Again, there has been and will continue to be entirely too much Monday morning quarterbacking on this subgect. It's always going to be too late, if someone was there an hour after the storm passed, they would have found many people they could have saved if they were 30min earlier.
It sucks, but its a fact of life, lets be greatful we live in a country that is willing to do something for its people. Even if it means spreading ourselves thin while helping everyone else in this selfish world. The cavalry has arrived and people are being helped, some more than they deserve, but we wont discriminate.
