Finally, a balanced view that looks at both sides of the coin. But one thing you overlooked is that most important reason for help not reaching New Orleans as fast as it should have, it that the victims were hapless, poor black citizens. In a country that boasts of equal opportunity, this is truly an eye-opener. Not for Americans, but for the rest of the world, as this racial divide has clearly been exposed. This would not happen in Indian society. -Soniya Gadgil