Great post, I take it as an open letter.
See, I'm in the EU. I own a company that's partly US. Guess what, the US office and owner is in .. was in.. New Orleans. THe hurricane influence a lot of what he'll do in the future, including the stuff with our company. I definitely do feel the impact of the tragedy on the economical level.
Not to mention the fact that when he describes what his son (temporary NG member) sees in NO... I feel like "apocalypse now" and feel that impact on a purely personal and emotional level.
And yes, I'm one of that damned EUropeans ;)))
All the best
K