The death toll from that cyclone that hit Burma (or Myanmar, or whatever the hell the dictatorship is calling itself at the moment) is now up to 22,000, and the country's 2008 shaving cream crop has been devastated. The military junta that now rules the small nation with an iron fist has been criticized for its slow response to the crisis.
In fact, the latest to weigh in on the matter has been none other than Laura Bush. Specifically, she used the word "inept" to describe the Burmese government's response to the deadly storm.
The First Lady's words carry a lot of weight in this matter. After all, she has first hand experience witnessing a nation's leaders fail to respond to a major weather disaster.
That said, I've searched Google and failed to find a similar quote from Mrs. Bush describing her own husband's response to Hurricane Katrina. I wonder why that is?
Tuesday, May 06, 2008
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