President George Bush has been criticized about his slow reaction to the hurricane situation on the Gulf coast. In addition to government officials
and relief experts, Mr. Bush has been accused by the media of behaving in a 'slow, careless and casual' manner, not sending in enough troops or food
and water to the affected areas. In addition, the president has been criticized for not spending enough money on reconstruction, namely strengthening
the levees around New Orleans; targeting those funds instead on the war on Iraq.
news.independent.co.uk
President Bush faced not only the fallout of Hurricane Katrina but also an intense political storm yesterday as relief experts, government officials
and newspaper editorials criticised everything from his administration's disaster preparedness policies to the manner in which he made his public
entry into the growing crisis on the Gulf coast.
The New York Times said of a speech he made on Tuesday: "Nothing about the President's demeanour yesterday - which seemed casual to the point of
carelessness - suggested that he understood the depth of the current crisis."
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Another clear instance of the US spending too much money on useless wars and not enough on interior problems such as natural disaster prevention,
immigration problems, healthcare and poverty. The aftermath of this tragedy is going to hit the US full in the face. What will the survivers of this
tragedy be left with after the debris is cleared away? How will they view themselves in context to how the problem was handled and why they were left
to wait interminably while supplies and troops took their time bringing aid?
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[edit on 2-9-2005 by nikelbee]
