Riffman, If you cannot understand why people electing NOT to leave is worth mentioning, then I feel sorry for you.

We ALL have responsibility for our own actions, and the majority of people there decided NOT to heed the warnings.

Do I feel for them ? Yes. Do I blame the federal government for this ? No. Absolutely not.

As of Thursday morning, 13,000 National Guard troops were on the scene, less than 72 hours after the hurricane hit.

http://www.ngb.army.mil/news/story.asp?id=1755