Hurricane Katrina not only claimed 1,300 lives but also delivered a "sober warning" for Americans to prepare defenses for future disasters or terror strikes, a top security official said. "Katrina was not an event, it was a sober warning," Paul McHale, assistant secretary of defense for homeland defense, told the Homeland Security Council as it prepared for 15 disaster scenarios ranging from an anthrax outbreak to another storm.

Here is the QUESTION: Who do you think was most to 'blame' for the 'response' problems experienced during Katrina. Federal, Stale, or Local government?

The answer should be at least 250 words.