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It's important to remember that there is catastrophic damage to infrastructure in New Orleans, including power, sewage, potable water and all the rest.
We're talking a total loss of civil services.
It's not as simple as flying in a military transport filled with food and ice . . . the logistics of simply filling a plane with food and water would take hours or days to organize, not to mention landing a modern aircraft in what has essentially become a primal location.
It's sad to see panic overtaking the city, but this is a logistical nightmare - and it keeps getting worse, even beyond all reasonable worst-case scenarios. For instance, the number of people holed up in hotels and skyscrapers only became apparent when they rushed the busses at the Superdome.
I think, unfortunately, that it will only be possible to judge the actions of FEMA and etc in hindsight - make no mistake, though, according to some people who have a lot closer knowledge than I do, NO is very close to full-on riot, and conditions are even worse than you're seeing on TV.
Surreal.
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