Another Lie Exposed
...with deadly consequences. Three days after Hurricane Katrina hit, Bush claimed that the government had no way to foresee the damage it would cause. "I don't think anybody anticipated the breach of the levees." Oh yeah? We were told months ago about "Hurricane Pam," a fictional Category 3 storm used in a series of FEMA disaster-preparedness exercises simulating the effects of a major hurricane striking New Orleans. "Pam" predicted almost everything that happened in New Orleans and Mississippi at least a year before it happened.
Now the Washington Post reports that
In addition to the NISAC document, WaPo obtained a FEMA slide presentation that was prepared for a meeting two days before Katrina hit. They compared the potential damage to the simulated disaster of "Hurricane Pam", but said it could be even worse.
It's horrible that so many government employees, who were doing the job they were hired to do, tried in vain to warn those in charge about the impending disaster, and all their warnings were totally ignored. Then we had to endure the lies, the spin, the finger-pointing and shifting of blame to someone else. As the facts which contradicted the government's position began to emerge, and the horrors of the Superdome played out on television for the world to see, the truth became obvious, and Bush was forced to accept the blame. I don't even recall an apology. I really don't think there was one.
How much more incompetence do we have to endure? The only glimmer of hope I see is that the Bush administration will go down as the worst in the history of this country and will become a model of what to avoid in the future. If we don't go over the brink before that can happen.
Now the Washington Post reports that
In the 48 hours before Hurricane Katrina hit, the White House received detailed warnings about the storm's likely impact, including eerily prescient predictions of breached levees, massive flooding, and major losses of life and property...The Department of Homeland Security's National Infrastructure Simulation and Analysis Center (NISAC) document predicted losses in the tens of billions of dollars.
In addition to the NISAC document, WaPo obtained a FEMA slide presentation that was prepared for a meeting two days before Katrina hit. They compared the potential damage to the simulated disaster of "Hurricane Pam", but said it could be even worse.
It's horrible that so many government employees, who were doing the job they were hired to do, tried in vain to warn those in charge about the impending disaster, and all their warnings were totally ignored. Then we had to endure the lies, the spin, the finger-pointing and shifting of blame to someone else. As the facts which contradicted the government's position began to emerge, and the horrors of the Superdome played out on television for the world to see, the truth became obvious, and Bush was forced to accept the blame. I don't even recall an apology. I really don't think there was one.
How much more incompetence do we have to endure? The only glimmer of hope I see is that the Bush administration will go down as the worst in the history of this country and will become a model of what to avoid in the future. If we don't go over the brink before that can happen.
Labels: Bush, hurricanes
posted by Elizabeth at 10:36 AM
3 Comments:
Sorry is not a word included in these peoples vocabulary. You're supposed to be grateful to Bush and his "cronies" for keeping you safe from all the evils of the world.
As to your idea that this might go down as a model of what to avoid in the future, I feel, from where I stand, that may not happen. Too many people still actually believe and approve of the spin and the lies and the propaganda.
Sorry to be so pessimistic :(
I have to hold on to a little hope. So many people see it so clearly. I have to believe in the 100th monkey concept and think that more people will see the light eventually.
quit blaming bush - it was the gays and the abortion lovers that caused katrina!
;)
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