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不過，地方和聯邦政府在救災進度上都遭受眾多的批評。布什之前對於[[聯邦緊急應變中心]]（Federal Emergency Management Agency）的人事指派遭受了兩黨的批評<ref>[http://www.azcentral.com/news/articles/0906Katrina-Brown-ON.html FEMA director Brown singled out by critics of federal response], Washington Post, September 6, 2005</ref>，一些人也批評聯邦政府在救災上的進度遲緩是由於伊拉克戰爭的龐大開銷造成的<ref name="ArmyTimesDeployment">{{cite web|url = http://www.armytimes.com/story.php?f=1-292925-1066780.php|title = Overseas deployments hinder Guard hurricane presence|accessdate = 2005-09-29|author = Pete Yost, AP|date= 2005-08-30|publisher = ArmyTimes.com}}</ref>。