Sara Speaks! Not to mention the billions of dollars we've spent on our brand spanking new Dept. of Homeland Security.... Isn't the central purpose of that agency to coordinate fast responses to terrorist disasters? Katrina could just have easily been a dirty bomb attack- and look at the woeful un-preparedness and response. Armed gangs roaming the city- shooting at military copters, thousands of people dying in the streets from exposure and lack of medical attention, shortages of food/water, no clear evacuation plan. Look at Katrina and realize despite billions of dollars, the US is not organized enough to adequately respond to a disaster, natural or manmade. -Sara Noleman McMurry Dady