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Old 08-31-2008, 05:42 PM
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The levees failed because of faulty design, not lack of maintenance. The Army Corps of Engineers is at fault because it was their responsibility to design and build them properly, and they failed. Since the USACE is a federal agency, that makes it Bush's responsibility.
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The levees failed because of faulty design, not lack of maintenance. The Army Corps of Engineers is at fault because it was their responsibility to design and build them properly, and they failed. Since the USACE is a federal agency, that makes it Bush's responsibility.
you are correct is assessing the levee failure to design inadequacies, but the Corps of Engineers (USACE) recognized that. every year they would request a budget appropriation to upgrade the levee system. it was one of the USACE's identified priorities. and each year that line item would remain unfunded when congress appropriated the annual budget

USACE was not the responsible party for this failure
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What is it that you don't understand about NOT being willing of able to supply sufficent FEDERAL aid and assistance?? If the Levees are not high enough of strong enough to hold back this storm, if they should have been built higher and stronger and faster don't you feel people are going to be asking the federal government why they sent the additional 5 feet of need levees to Iraq? Why a halfassed job was done yet again?
There's been 2 midwest floods in recent years---100 year floods---and the states and localities handled it MUCH better than New Orleans did. There was also back to back Hurricanes in Florida which were handled VERY well. The state of Louisiana--especially having a city (N.O.) that is basically built in a bowl, surrounded by water, should have had their act together. Hopefully, they do now.
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There's been 2 midwest floods in recent years---100 year floods---and the states and localities handled it MUCH better than New Orleans did. There was also back to back Hurricanes in Florida which were handled VERY well. The state of Louisiana--especially having a city (N.O.) that is basically built in a bowl, surrounded by water, should have had their act together. Hopefully, they do now.
Now there is Half the people living there that there was during Katrina...Now they apparently have a few ways for poor people to actually flee.

Fortunately Bush attempting to appear that he is on the Ball. Unforutunately he's 3 years too late.
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Wow, former Governor Blanco actually admitted just a minute ago on Fox that Louisiana before Katrina had no federal government EVAC plan.

Finally a real fact gets out...........3 years later...lol.

Amazing what happens to a person when they finally step out of politics and tell the truth isnt it?
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Now there is Half the people living there that there was during Katrina...Now they apparently have a few ways for poor people to actually flee.

Fortunately Bush attempting to appear that he is on the Ball. Unforutunately he's 3 years too late.
You mean unlike with Katrina, the governor and mayor actually did their jobs this time.
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Well it looks like we all survived except for 8 people who lost their lives. Now we have to watch out for Ike that appears to be headed our way. Also we didnt lose any Oil Rigs which is great news.
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