What is with liberals? Seriously? Warnings regarding the potiential disaster from a catastrophic levee failure had been predicted for years. A recently released video briefing detailing the worst case scenario for New Orleans is now being given as proof that President Bush was warned of the intensity of Hurricane Katrina. Very little mention of the fact that this briefing was held one day before Katrina made landfall. Bush was right to say that "we are fully prepared", unfortunately for the citizens of NO, the Mayor and Governor were not fully prepared to execute thier disater plan.
UPDATE:
Fri Mar 03 2006 19:48:29 ET
Clarification: Katrina-Video story
ASSOCIATED PRESSWASHINGTON (AP) _ In a March 1 story, The Associated Press reported that federal disaster officials warned President Bush and his homeland security chief before Hurricane Katrina struck that the storm could breach levees in New Orleans, citing confidential video footage of an Aug. 28 briefing among U.S. officials.
The Army Corps of Engineers considers a breach a hole developing in a levee rather than an overrun. The story should have made clear that Bush was warned about floodwaters overrunning the levees, rather than the levees breaking.
The day before the storm hit, Bush was told there were grave concerns that the levees could be overrun. It wasn't until the next morning, as the storm was hitting, that Michael Brown, then head of the Federal Emergency Management Agency, said Bush had inquired about reports of breaches. Bush did not participate in that briefing.
