Bush Administration Refuses Cuban Offer of Medical Assistance Following Katrina admin, October 19, 2005 One of the most tragically irresponsible decisions of the Bush administration in the critical hours following Hurricane Katrina was its refusal to accept offers by the government of Cuba to immediately dispatch more than 1500 medical doctors with 37 tons of medical supplies to the devastated areas along the Gulf coast. Foreign Policy in Focus Human Rights Latin America/Caribbean not audio