Idea: Did * purposely allow FEMA to fail in order to need troops? IN

[coffeenap]

order to have an exit strategy from Iraq? America needs them--now we can bring them home and save face? (so to speak..)

[tinrobot]

1. Follow the money

Halliburton got the contract to rebuild even before troops arrived to save people.

To them, death smells like profit.

[benburch]

2. No...

Just depraved indifference to the victims combined with an attempt to loot the treasury.

[etherealtruth]

6. i go with the "depraved indifference "

[Divernan]

3. He's using Katrina to sabotage/destroy FEMA

which has been one of his handlers' goals since he took office. Then they can privatize ALL the services FEMA provided and their campaign donors can make even more profits.

[M155Y_A1CH]

4. MIHOP?

Now why would you think that?

[DoYouEverWonder]

7. More like a FLOP

A Failure to Lead on Purpose. This is Bush's MO for every emergency.

[kansasblue]

5. he held them up so the Governor and Mayor (dems) would fail