This is going to be one of the, if not the, most costly natural disaster in the United states.

Number-one problem, Katrina was the worst disaster in the history of the United States. Number two, the lack of leadership by the president, FEMA (the Federal Emergency Management Agency ), the governor and the mayor.

Citizens of the United States expect their government to be there in times of disaster and they were not there.

the greatest strategic disaster in United States history.

This is the most expensive, worst and most complicated disaster that we've had to deal with for a long time.

The United States has requested NATO relief support in the form of food supplies. NATO Euro-Atlantic Disaster Response Coordination Center is coordinating responses to this request by allies and NATO partners.