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Originally Posted by ziggytrix
kinda a moot point Kev, unless FEMA had a good reason for turning down the offer.
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Read between the lines: "MAYBE IT DIDN'T GO DOWN PRECISELY THE WAY MAYOR DALEY CLAIMS."
He says he offered certain resources, manpower, materials. We don't
really know what FEMA needed in terms of resources and help, do we? Was the problem really about lack of resources, or was it simply bureacratic incompetence on the part of FEMA (and the local govt., for that matter)?
"Daley wasn't the only generous donor to be rebuffed. Throughout last week, various local and state governments, corporations and nonprofit organizations across the nation attempted to help in the relief effort, only to be snubbed by federal officials - officials who were themselves providing precious little aid to those in need."
See, this strikes me as a very loaded statement. I know, for example, that a bottling company offered tons and tons of free bottled water for relief aid. However, relief agencies tend to prefer cash, b/c to transport all of those water bottles poses a logistical problem that would ALSO have to be met.