The Military versus Nature

I take issue with those who say, because America wasn't prepared for a disaster on the scale of Katrina, this means we aren't ready for a terrorist attack. Can you imagine for an instant if a terrorist nuclear, biological, or chemical attack occurred on one of our major cities, the US Military wouldn't get instantly involved? Do you really think for a moment our President would wait until another disfunctional local government made up its mind to call in the troops, while the city burned? Please! Anyway, here's Strategypage on the downside of military disaster relief:

Thanks to U.S. taxpayers, DOD's material and communications capabilities are indeed unmatched. However, if federal "leadership" goes beyond providing communications and transport assets, it could stunt local and state emergency planning. Diminish local and state responsibility for immediate action, and overall response to the next mega-disaster may be far worse than the response to Katrina.