Bush Personally Appealed for a Mandatory Evacuation

The BBC reports that President Bush called the Governor of Louisiana, Kathleen Blancy,the day BEFORE the Hurrican hit and personally appealed for a mandatory evacuation of New Orleans The BBC report in part states:

"It was announced at a news conference by the Mayor Ray Nagin on Sunday 28
August,less than 24 hours before the hurricane struck early the next
morning.

The question has to be asked: Why was it not ordered earlier?

The Louisiana Governor Kathleen Blanco said at the same news conference
that President Bush had called and personally appealed for a mandatory
evacuation.

The night before, National Hurricane Director Max Mayfield

had called Mayor Nagin to tell him that an evacuation was needed.
Why were these calls necesssary?"

For the full BBC report click on the heading "Bush Personaly Appealed for a Mandatory Evacuation" above for a link to the news story.