The state of the levee is one issue--that is about blame, and maybe in future the circumstances leading to this tragedy can be debated by economists and engineers and politicians. Another issue--one that is on-going--has to do with a very poor emergency response coordination from almost all fronts. Leadership is lacking: Federal, State and Municipal.

I expect that special ops troops (Delta Force, Seals, Force Recon, etc) could slip into New Orleans and deal with snipers. Yet the most powerful, well-trained and best-equipped military on the planet can't figure out how to deliver food to a stationary undefended target that houses about 20,000 people. WHERE IS AMERICA'S LEADERSHIP? This situation is so far beyond reality that it could be presented as the dictionary illustration for FUBAR.