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Old 09-09-2005, 06:30 PM  
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Originally Posted by colpanic
I really can't believe you people are arguing that it isn't the fault of FEMA... Do you know what FEMA stands for? Federal Emergency Management Agency.

What the fuck else are they here to do?
Read the title of the agency - the key word being management - thats what they do - and thats all they do - they are not first responders, doctors, fireman, police or even trained in disaster response on an "on the ground" standing. They just do management - they try to coordinate resources from other groups - I gave you an example in my previous post with the doctors they sent in "when they were requested by the local government"
This is not some magical organization with unlimited resources or manpower - all they know is how to manage the response after something has happened. Of course they arent very good at that any more with the changes made a few years ago when they got rid of the people that really know their job and put in political appointees
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