Tuesday, February 14, 2006

A National Failure

A report on Katrina coming tomorrow apparently will rip the Bush administration a new one...

AP: Damning report says Katrina response a 'national failure'
A Congress report accused the US administration of leading a "national failure" over the Hurricane Katrina disaster, forcing authorities to announce a major reorganisation of the Homeland Security Department...


The Washington Post has more: Katrina Report Spreads Blame
Homeland Security, Chertoff Singled Out

Hurricane Katrina exposed the U.S. government's failure to learn the lessons of the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, as leaders from President Bush down disregarded ample warnings of the threat to New Orleans and did not execute emergency plans or share information that would have saved lives, according to a blistering report by House investigators...


The questions remain-
Will any heads roll for this or will it just be another scathing wrist-slap?

[See previous entry- An Absence of Leadership - for detailed thoughts on this topic]

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