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Originally Posted by pig
ace, i think you're putting up a false choice regarding katrina. to be concise, i don't think anyone would have wanted the federal government in there unchecked...except maybe some factions of the federal government. absolute power corrupts...
it would have been nice if they'd just, you know...been there. checked and all.
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I don't present a false choice, i only point-out the reality of the criticism against the Federal government. How could the Federal government have handled the situation? They would have needed to take control from the begining, or even prior to the event. They would have needed to mobilize (an army) to handle security and logistics. I would prefer state and local governments handle initial relief and use the federal government as needed for support.
Perhaps, you are trying to re-write history regarding the crticism leveled at the federal government.