I don’t want to launch into any unconstructive diatribes about Bush’s policy in Iraq weakening the National Guard’s ability to handle domestic emergencies. I’ll save that for later.
At any rate, Bush needs to send the military into New Orleans right now. He should have done so immediately after the hurricane hit, or at least once the major flooding began and we realized the impending humanitarian crisis at the Superdome. He needs to stop with his “zero tolerance of people breaking the law during an emergency such as this” platitudes and take decisive action to restore order to the city. NOW.
Order needs to be restored. Bodies need to be picked up and given due respect. The levees need to be fixed. The city needs to be cleaned and infrastructure fixed. It can be done. The Army Corps of Engineers is well trained and ready to tackle the challenge.