there were warnings about 911 and Katrina, why did bush ignore them?

Question

and why do americans not throw bush out of office before he kills more americans?

Answer 1

In early 2001, the Federal Emergency Management Agency issued a report stating that a hurricane striking New Orleans was one of the three most likely disasters in the U.S., including a terrorist attack on New York City.

How did BushCo respond to this threat?

In 2004, the Bush administration cut funding requested by the New Orleans district of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers for holding back the waters of Lake Pontchartrain by more than 80 percent. The Corps never tried to hide the fact that the spending pressures of the war in Iraq -- coming at the same time as federal tax cuts -- was the reason for the strain. At least nine articles in the New Orleans Times-Picayune from 2004 and 2005 specifically cite the cost of Iraq as a reason for the lack of hurricane- and flood-control dollars.

There is plenty of blame to be spread around. Local and state government bear the brunt of the blame for the hurricane related deaths. But blame for the breached levees and the death and destruction they caused needs to be placed where it belongs also - the federal government and their Iraq War.

In case anyone is wondering what #3 on that list from FEMA is now that we've had the first 2, the third is a major earthquake in San Francisco.

Answer 2

Here is what Bush's warning was for 9/11: "Al Qaeda is planning an attack on the US sometime in the future." What an amazing warning. Why he didn't rush out demand three times the security at all airports just floors me.

For Katrina: Everyone new the hurricane was coming. New Orleans residents were ordered to evacuate. Bush offered federal aid before the storm hit, and the govenor of Louisiana REFUSED it. The federal governments response may have been weak, but to say all of the damage is his fault is ludacris.

Eisenhower had very specific intel on an impending attack on Pearl Harbor. Guess what? He ignored those warnings. Why wasn't he thrown out of office?

Thanks, I meant Roosevelt, Ike was later. And, yes, he was a great president.

Answer 3

Bush and Cheney both should be on trial for their crimes, I see indictments coming in 07 from these November elections. America will speak at the polls and it isn't going to be for the Republicans. Bush could have evacuated all of those people by ship up the Mississippi river. Bush also flew over the destroyed area for a week after the hurricane, and still did nothing. It's his fault for sure.

Answer 4

It begins in the 1970's in Houston, Texas, when George W. Bush was just starting out in his family's two businesses of politics and oil. The powerful - and very rich - Bin Laden family helped fund his first venture into oil.

The cozy friendship continued for decades. After a terrorist attack at a barracks in Saudi Arabia which killed 19 Americans, the bin Laden family received a multi-billion dollar contract to re-build. And incredibly, George Bush Sr. was in a business meeting at the Ritz Carlton Hotel in Washington on the morning of September 11th with one of Osama Bin Laden's brothers.

Answer 5

Bush had a full 9 months to do something about 9/11 and he did nothing. As for Katrina I think there is plenty of blame to go around. The State and local governments could have did more before it hit shore but the response from Bush and the federal government was abysmal at best. We the American people have little to say until election time. The best case would be to elect enough democrats to congress to impeach him before he can do any more damage to the country. Remember though we are getting no bargain if we do impeach him because next in line is Dead Eye Dick Cheney. Another loser.

Answer 6

i have heard some silly stuff on this web site but this so far takes the cake. i am not an american thank God but how could bush have known about hurricane katrina is he God . the storm was talked about for hours befroe it hit there was even a mandatory evacuation stop blaming bush for every danm thing and yes i am a black man. how in the hell was he to no that the silly mayor who i believe got of scott free, faield to do his job and by the way has any one asked were was the mayor during the storm i dont recall seeing him on tv at the metro doom suffering with his so called chocklate city. stop blaming bush and blame your electesd officials who dropped the ball. i am no fan of bush but i believe in truth and you sir are not telling it.

Answer 7

Plenty of leaders ignored warnings.

In fact, there were speculations that New Orleans levies wouldn't hold up for OVER 30 YEARS. You've got a lot of people to blame, don't you?!?!

Check your facts before you spew out a load of crap through your mouth.

Answer 8

i think of your incorrect... Liberals desire no area, of going lower back to Bush... As for a a million/2 a million workers provide up searching for artwork final month... do no longer look for that to get greater helpful, with the sequester cuts, in place.... i think of so too,,, DOKTOR - only proved a factor!

Answer 9

Why didn't you capitalize There? Were you distracted by something else? maybe the governments weren't as diligent or attentive. What exactly did Ray Nagin do in New Orleans - other than get to high land himself?

Answer 10

I think he was busy taking the most vacation ever for a sitting president (pre 9/11).

As for Katrina- he appointed an unqualified crony to head FEMA and the government lacked basic communication and organization to respond.

Basically- poor management.

I don't believe anything was intentional. Just due to incompetence.