Katrina Scenario Did not Exist???

**Red Harvest** · 09-04-2005, 01:51

Another beauty from Dept. of Homeland Security: Scenario Didn't Exist

Now Chertoff claims that the scenario didn't exist. WHAT??? That is what we were expecting as early as Saturday, two days before the storm struck the coast. Here is an idea: get some people in Homeland Security that have some concept of the potential dangers in the real world! Wow! Isn't that novel? These morons couldn't plan their way out of a paper bag.

They claim they've evacuated 42,000 people as of this morning...so in 5 days they've gotten out the equivalent of almost 10% of the pre-Katrina population--most of that in the past 24 hours. I am NOT impressed. And people criticize New Orleans' evacuation?

**sharrukin** · 09-04-2005, 02:03

The scenario that is currently being put into effect is the CYA Scenario and they are well versed in that one.

**Big King Sanctaphrax** · 09-04-2005, 02:13

Hang on-this guy is defending the emergency planners-by saying 'We didn't plan for this'?

Er...I thought New Orleans had been talking about this kind of 'Worst case scenario' for years.

**Redleg** · 09-04-2005, 02:50

Originally Posted by Red Harvest

Another beauty from Dept. of Homeland Security: Scenario Didn't Exist

Now Chertoff claims that the scenario didn't exist. WHAT??? That is what we were expecting as early as Saturday, two days before the storm struck the coast. Here is an idea: get some people in Homeland Security that have some concept of the potential dangers in the real world! Wow! Isn't that novel? These morons couldn't plan their way out of a paper bag.

Well he has to provide cover for his department and the agency which is suppose to answer to him.

Politians can never admit thier mistakes - however it would best serve the nation if stupid excuses were not offered - especially easy ones to disprove.

It would serve the nation best if The Mayor of New Orleans, The Governor of Louisana, and yes even the President all just stated that the Hurrican caught the city in a state of complaincany (SP) the state in the midst of an inablity to manage a major crisis within its area of control, and for President Bush to admit that Homeland Security and FEMA heads are talking out of thier rear-ends.

They claim they've evacuated 42,000 people as of this morning...so in 5 days they've gotten out the equivalent of almost 10% of the pre-Katrina population--most of that in the past 24 hours. I am NOT impressed. And people criticize New Orleans' evacuation?

Don't be so hard on the attempt - given that the city, the state, and the nation all were caught with their pants around their ankles - getting to them in 4 days show some hard work is being done.

Like I have stated in an earlier thread - I was involved in a FEMA mission to San Antonio - a realitive minor thing - where the Military Base (Ft Sam Houston) was being flooded along with the city. It took the Federal System under FEMA 3 days to organize a response.

**ShadesPanther** · 09-04-2005, 03:05

Originally Posted by Redleg

It would serve the nation best if The Mayor of New Orleans, The Governor of Louisana, and yes even the President all just stated that the Hurrican caught the city in a state of complaincany (SP) the state in the midst of an inablity to manage a major crisis within its area of control, and for President Bush to admit that Homeland Security and FEMA heads are talking out of thier rear-ends.

Of course, pigs might fly

It does sound silly but politicans are never wrong, ever.

**Strike For The South** · 09-04-2005, 03:06

This whole thing has pissed me off

**PanzerJaeger** · 09-04-2005, 03:27

Doesnt this belong in the other Bush-bashing thread? Do we really need another one?

**Lemur** · 09-04-2005, 03:29

Originally Posted by PanzerJager

Doesnt this belong in the other Bush-bashing thread? Do we really need another one?

So any thread that questions any policy by any Executive department is a Bush-bashing thread? I guess we'll have to restrict the Backroom to religion.