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Honoré seems uniquely qualified for the task. Until June 2004, he was the Standing Joint Force Headquarters--Homeland Security commander, responsible for studying a national response plan to a weapons-of-mass-destruction attack as well as for the onslaught of storms like Katrina. The office had conducted a study...
Blanco is not the first Governor to learn those kinds of lessons the hard way. In 1992 Florida Governor Lawton Chiles came under withering criticism for waiting three days after the destruction from Hurricane Andrew before making a written request for the federal troops that were standing by with food...
So are there any lessons to draw from these four breakdowns in the system? The good news is that most disasters don't compare to Katrina. Even 9/11 was not in the same category since the infrastructure of New York City--bridges, tunnels and roads--remained largely intact. That said...
Devastated cities are frequently rebuilt in ways not so different from how they looked before disaster struck. Established property lines and existing infrastructure are confines that are hard to escape. Look at the World Trade Center site, where the determination to bring back all 10 million sq. ft. of lost...
Still, his visit studiously avoided the hardest-hit areas of Katrina and the itinerary all but guaranteed that he'd be met with friendly audiences. The displaced persons he met at the Bethany World Church were well cared for and for the most part grateful for their surroundings. In Poplarville...