In the months that come, as things get better we will begin to forget about the horror of the tragedy. As the water gets pumped out and months from now as the city gets cleaned up, we will be bombarded by images of families being reunited, stories of the strength of human spirit. We will see and hear stories of rescuers and survivors who risked their lives to save total strangers. Gone will be the looters/scavengers/finders. Gone will be the bodies from the streets(I hope). Reports of the environmental disaster will be few and far between.
The leader of our country will be pointing to all of the good that came out of this tragedy. Then they will point to the continuing war in Iraq, and ask for patriotism and support. They will point to the rescuers and survivors and say we need you to keep it up. They will hope that you will have forgotten the horror of the tragedy. In their calls to put aside laying blame until after the victims are recovered they will hope that we will forget, THAT THEY BARE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THIS TRAGEDY.
No they didn't create the hurricane, but they also didn't have people ready to move in as soon as the storm passed. There were no plans for the worst. When people call for our leaders to own up to their responsibilities. They will say it wasn't so bad.
Where will the truth be? The evacuees/refugees will be spread across the country. The press has been denied access, and told not to take pictures. I doubt this is a plan, I still have that much faith in humanity, but evidence will be needed. Those responsible need to be held accountable. This must NEVER happen again. Holding accountable those in power will help prevent it from happening again.
Now holding them accountable doesn't mean placing blame. It means looking at what they did, and what they didn't do, and taking account.
Rather than making me take off my boots at the airport scanner when I'm headed home for leave, or trying to watch what I do on the internet. Maybe DHS should work on making sure our infrastructure is strong and ready for the disasters that will come.
If you live on north western Washington State take a close look at Mount Rainier, and pray it keeps sleeping.
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The leader of our country will be pointing to all of the good that came out of this tragedy. Then they will point to the continuing war in Iraq, and ask for patriotism and support. They will point to the rescuers and survivors and say we need you to keep it up. They will hope that you will have forgotten the horror of the tragedy. In their calls to put aside laying blame until after the victims are recovered they will hope that we will forget, THAT THEY BARE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THIS TRAGEDY.
No they didn't create the hurricane, but they also didn't have people ready to move in as soon as the storm passed. There were no plans for the worst. When people call for our leaders to own up to their responsibilities. They will say it wasn't so bad.
Where will the truth be? The evacuees/refugees will be spread across the country. The press has been denied access, and told not to take pictures. I doubt this is a plan, I still have that much faith in humanity, but evidence will be needed. Those responsible need to be held accountable. This must NEVER happen again. Holding accountable those in power will help prevent it from happening again.
Now holding them accountable doesn't mean placing blame. It means looking at what they did, and what they didn't do, and taking account.
Rather than making me take off my boots at the airport scanner when I'm headed home for leave, or trying to watch what I do on the internet. Maybe DHS should work on making sure our infrastructure is strong and ready for the disasters that will come.
If you live on north western Washington State take a close look at Mount Rainier, and pray it keeps sleeping.