Why do people blame Bush for late and sloppy Katrina relief?

Question

Isn't it the ppl's fault, they were warned by the National Weather Center that Katrina is a category 4 storm, why did those people stay anyways? are all americans ignorant, because this is a situation whre Bush is not to be blamed.

they should have evacuated like they were told to.

Answer 1

No, no, no...I blame him for everything! And I'm not even in America; Canada is close enough, eh?

He made my cereal soggy this morning, but only after he made it so that I didn't hear my alarm clock go off until the third time, he made my shoelace come untied when I was running this morning, and he made my handy (cell phone) battery die on the way back from my daily pilgramage to McDonald's (which is where I had a regular sized meal as opposed to the supersize for my new diet).

Eh, I guess it was their own fault for not evacuating. I don't blame him for the issue about hurricane Katrina, but I certainly blame him for the stuff I listed above.

Answer 2

The problem was that Bush seemed to think the situation was not important enough to address personally until well after the worst was over. He had been advised that the storm was a danger to the city, and he could have personally seen to it that the national guard was properly assigned, and that the refugees from the storm had a better situation than they found at the Superdome. Instead he flew off to a Republican fund raiser and did not involve himself or show concern until it was way too late. This has been a pattern with this President;
he exhibited similar behaviour on 9/11, and he has been roundly and rightly criticized for his neglectful attitude.

Of course he could not have prevented the storm, but he sure could have displayed more concern than he did. As it was he did not assure that Michael Brown and HS Director Chertoff were fully engaged... and it did not help, after it was clear that Michael Brown was not really doing enough for him to say "Well done, Brownie."

Those of us that criticize the President for this are seeing a wider pattern of disinvolvement on his part. He never seems to really engage himself in problems, always assigns people who are not allowed to be fully engaged.

There is also the fact that during the previous years, everyone had been advising him that the levees needed building up, and he did not respond to this. Had the levees held, there would have been no problem. He was advised, but chose to ignore the advise.

Just so you'll know, I supported the President when he first took office. I no longer do. I think we need a leader who cares more about the welfare of the country than about his wealthy industrial friends.

Answer 3

People blame Bush merely because he's the President. More people need to take responsibility for themselves, rather than shift blame to others. If this happened there would be less problems in this country. The people of the Gulf Coast had at least 4 days of warning that Katrina was going to hit. I know for a fact that no matter how poor I was I would have found a way to get further inland to shelter and no just sat tight and waited for the government to get me out. The other issue is that people need to help each other in such situations. We would all be better off if we just lend a helping hand to each other and not blame the government for every calamity that happens.

Answer 4

Bush was told before the storm that it was coming and that there was a worry about the failure of the dikes, etc...he sat there with a blank face more or less, was inactive, then later said (incorrectly) that he didn't know this, he didn't know that, who could imagine the dikes failing, etc etc...when there is film on him being told everything he said he didn't know or wasn't told. People also blame him because as President he's an easy target for criticism. THAT BEING SAID:::The people who lived there and did not leave are responsible for much of their own pain. The mayor is responsible for not filling up those school buses we have seen pictures of that were swamped. The idiot who designed the city is to blame, because how dumb was it to even put a major city there.
RESOLUTION: Contract with the Dutch. They are the best in the world at keeping out the sea and putting in the correct pumping system. Don't let people do it on the cheap anymore.

Answer 5

Did you not see the horrendous traffic jams that transpired as a result of those warnings? People did try to leave, but there were also people who had no place to evacuate to. The plain and simple reason why a large group of people blame Bush is because it took over two days post Hurricane Katrina for him to make any major decisions. I understand there are groups that work under the administration, such as FEMA, etc., but a president makes the major decision. And in a tragedy such as Katrina, he spent one too many days staying idle.

Answer 6

Hi. Mr. Bush is the President of the United States of America - among the largest nations; he is not the father of a household.

He was indeed not directly in charge of rescue operations, however, when things in the middle dont work so well, it is the one on top who is to blame because it is the one on top that got the ones in the middle to where they were.

When two nations are at war, and a missile is launched, which ends up killing hundreds of people, you don't blame the General who fired the missile - you curse that probable asswhole who initiated the war.

Whatever happens below, the guy on top has got something to do with it - he is naturally partially responsible (Just like in Donald Trump's 'The Apprentice' - the project manager is always held partially responsible for a loss).

Answer 7

The only logical explanation is that the media wants to make Bush look bad. Where is the blame on the DEMOCRATIC governor of Louisiana and DEMOCRATIC mayor of New Orleans? Certainly they should have been primarily responsible for the safety of the citizens.

Where were the big news reports about how Mayor Nagin left hundreds of school buses sitting to flood out when they could have been used to move people to safety? Where are the stories about how Governor Blanco didn't ask for federal help until it was too late? The feds have no right to go into the state and do anything - they MUST be invited!

And, where are the cries for people to take responsibility for their own lives? I laughed when I saw the report about the people stuck on the bridge for days without food and water. The news van got there, so the road must not be totally flooded. They managed to walk to the bridge, so why didn't they walk to food, water, and shelter? If there were a few that could not walk, those that could walk could have sent help back to them or brought supplies back to them.

Isn't it a strange coincidence that the only people who weren't able to find shelter and rebuild their lives were the ones who have been leeching off of society their entire lives? Their answer to everything is to make us working people do everything for them, and I'm sick of it.

Answer 8

Sassy Says...
OK first of all please do not call me ignorant...You are not God, Dont judge! Secondly Bush and his"party" should have had Fema ready years in advance with plans, evacuation routes, shelters..ect.. Instead Bush put his efforts into defending the outside of the country, not the inside... Just think do you think Texas would be better off if the same situation happened,, he** yes because it is Bushs' stomping grounds.. Nevertheless, our entire country is underprepared for any disaster natural or not... I think that this is a complex answer and I dont feel like typing anymore... But I also think that if you are living next to an ocean you should expect that anytime could be your last time..Common Sense.

Answer 9

First off it wasnt Bush, as of now its been established that the terrible Katrina relief was due in part to the little communication between FEMA and other relief groups. One of the main reasons Bush is getting so much blame is because of the whole racial standpoint. "If they were white they would of got aid immediately." No, most of the whites were smart enough to leave, the ones that werent had to deal with the same garbage treatment as the rest of the geniuses that decided to stay.

Answer 10

Bush was president, he will be blamed for all the ills incurred during his presidency. Those people do not trust the goverment to tell them to do anything. They stayed because thats all they had in the world and didn't want someone else to steal it. Maybe in your town, your neigborhood everyone has at least a high school education, maybe a college education, those people did not, they were ignorant (not being racists or anything) and did not know any better. You have to understand the people and obviously the Bush administration did not as you do not as well. It was his adminstrations job to know the people and they failed.