>I think that right now it looks like an utter failure of a relief effort.

Sure looks that way.

>
> I know the US wouldn't accept help from world aid organisations, but
> maybe they should ask for it.

Won't do any good. The US has all the RESOURCES it needs, its just not 
communicating and coordinating it correctly...that is where the relief is 
breaking down.

>
> It's crazy what is going on, and how this situation has spiraled out
> of control. I would never expect this in the US. In some small third
> world country yes, but not the US.

Ditto.

>
> Looting in a disaster is a fact, as long as the area has poor people,
> and what city doesn't, there will be looting.As warring gang factions
> get together, there's going to be shooting.

Yep.

>
> What surprises me too is the extent of the poverty that we see now
> existed in New Orleans. It's something that I've never seen evidence
> of, or heard spoken about before.

That surprises you? Had you ever actually been to New Orleans? When I was 
there, it was dirty, disgusting, and VERY poor.




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