This kind of thing makes the US global street cred fall further and further.

I have seen several different shows (two documentaries and one humorously styled automobile series) in the UK that show how stunned the presenters are at the state of New Orleans years following Katrina.

The English find it difficult to believe such poor response in the face of the floods could happen in a place like America. But that the devastation still exisits goes beyond the pale.

This thing with the ACOE just another nail in the coffin.