Although I think that there is plenty of blame to go around, a lot of it has to do with the magnitude of what happened. Can it have been handled better? Yes. With that said, only so much could be done in the face of nature's rath.
With all that said, I think if anyone should take the blame more than anyone it's the local government. Compare the response by officials in New York City after 9-11 to how New Orleans is handling the problem.
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