DonoBBD,

IIRC, Bush acted quickly on Katrina but FEMA(and other Federa and state agencies) was woefully short on resources and planning to handle such a immense undertaking because it never expected such a catastrophe. I "think" that the better responses seen for Harvey and (hopefully) Irma are a direct result of the shortfalls in Katrina.
Dan


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