The book is primarily about the miss-perceptions that were running rampant after hurricane Katrina had devastated the Gulf Coast region. When the Spaniards first came to America they came with horses. The American Indians had dogs, but they had never seen a horse before the Spaniards came. When the Indians looked at the horses they believed that they were just large dogs. Since they had to look up to see these so-called dogs, the term sky dog was born; it’s all about miss-perception. While we are spending billions of dollars on the war on terror and rebuilding Iraq and Afghanistan, some of our politicians actually had the audacity to suggest that we should just write-off New Orleans. Since Louisiana and the port of New Orleans supplies the United States with oil and also supplies one-third of the seafood to the United States, I do not think that that was a very good idea.After the storm we understood what would take precedence over us. We understood that the war on terror had to take precedence over cities in our own country. We understood that maybe we will have to take some of the books that were left over after the Iraqi children get their books for their education. At least we will be getting used books, and our children will not be left too far behind.We understand that even though the war in Iraq was fabricated, we are in it now, so we have to make it seem as if we should stay the course. How would it look to other countries if we cut and ran after we unnecessarily destroyed their country? After all, we are only Americans. Why should we expect our own country to aid us before it aids the Iraqi and Afghanistan people?The people of New Orleans are a friendly and understanding people. They are also appreciative of all the help that has been pouring in from all over the world. They are very thankful for the money that the Red Cross gave to the hurricane victims. Katrina victims did not really care that they had to stand in 98 degree heat for hours to receive aid from the Red Cross; because we were in a desperate situation. The people with life support tubes in their noses are not angry with the Red Cross because they had to wait in one hundred degree weather to receive financial aid. These people have already been devastated, so why should they be worried about being placed on hold for five hours to get through to the Red Cross over the telephone? But all of these minor setbacks were a piece of cake. Keep in mind: we understand that the number of Americans who need financial aid from the Red Cross is astronomical.Also, the people of Saint Bernard Parish were not going over your heads by asking for support from France and Spain; we understand that we are only Americans, and we feel that FEMA’s promise to get back to us every three months was too long to wait because our people were suffering. We are sorry for doing this, but those countries were willing to aid us; we really didn’t mean any harm.
