THE NEW KATRINA

In August 2005, hurricane Katrina hit the US coast and created one of the...if not the...worst natural disasters in history involving the United States.

The blame for the ensuing disaster response (or lack of one) was laid at the feet of the government and President George Bush. Both took a lot of heat for their lack of addressing the issue quickly. Millions of people were (and many still are) affected.

Today, there's a new Katrina. The 2010 disaster, in the same region, is the Deepwater Horizon oil spill. It is undoubtedly going to become the worst non-natural disaster in history involving the United States.

The blame for the ensuing disaster response (or lack of one) is being shared by British Petroleum, the government and President Barack Obama. Millions are going to be affected, maybe for generations...maybe forever.

Are there lessons to be learned here...or are there some disasters that we just can't even 'begin' to prepare ourselves for, even though we try to 'on paper' ?

Is there any way...really...to prepare for a major earthquake that will surely involve our country at some point? It seems inevitable that it will happen.

Is there any way...really...to prepare for a major terrorism attack on our own soil? It seems inevitable that it will happen.

Who will we blame then? The government? The president of the day?

It's just a scary thought...that none of us wants to imagine happening. As it is, we've already got too much on our plate...trying to fight 2 wars, rescue Haiti and stop a seemingly unstoppable oil flow 1 mile beneath the ocean.

It's enough to make a person cry.


Dan