Re: before katrina

On Wed, 30 Aug 2006, Jerry Okamura wrote:

"Alvin E. Toda" <aet@xxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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On Tue, 29 Aug 2006, Jerry Okamura wrote:

No. The plan is there for the feds to do their part.

If the "evacuation plan" removes everyone from the city, what is the federal responsibility?

In the case of New Orleans it was to a facility in the city. It was up to the Feds to move them from there...

That is not an evacuation. An evacuation means getting the hell out of Dodge. As for the facility they did provide, that is only providing a facility that one "hopes" will do the job, which it should be obvious to everyone to watched the news was woefully inadequate....another failure of the city. Heck, they even told the people that went there that they had to make sure they could survive on their own in that building.

No. The failure is for the feds not to come and get them out.
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