Responsible for a Natural Disaster

The Hurricane was a disaster, and I won't deny it--they say it's the worst natural disaster in US history. Who am I to debate that?

What I will say, though, is that the idea of Bush being held responsible for the "lack" of emergency and catastrophe teams in New Orleans is ridiculous. They're saying "we warned you," now in an effort, I think, to point a finger.

(Why must we always point a finger? And why must it always be at President Bush? No one blamed Clinton for not knowing what the word "is" meant... but everything that's gone wrong in the last six years has been Bush's fault without question.)

What's most ridiculous about throwing accusations about being warned is that now Homeland Security has to try to defend itself:

Homeland Security officials have said the "fog of war" blinded them early on to the magnitude of the disaster. But the video and transcripts show federal and local officials discussed threats clearly, reviewed long-made plans and understood Katrina would wreak devastation of historic proportions. "I'm sure it will be the top 10 or 15 when all is said and done," National Hurricane Center's Max Mayfield warned the day Katrina lashed the Gulf Coast. via FOXnews.com

A "briefing" mere days before the hit of Hurricane Katrina on August 29th leaves just enough time for those that do the "briefing" to be able to say "we told you so," and just enough time for those that will be blamed for the disaster to do nothing.

What was he supposed to do, folks? Seriously. Told just a few days before the storm hit that it would do extreme damage, what was he supposed to do? It's nice to throw accusations around, but they're empty unless you have a potential solution to a past problem. If you don't have something in mind that actually could have been done, then how do you have the right to accuse someone that they "didn't do enough" to stop a natural disaster?

It is, indeed, a tragedy. Hurricane Katrina won't soon be forgotten. Nor will others let the Bush Administration and the Homeland Security officials whom they hold responsible for a natural disaster forget that they are holding them responsible...