The Corps of Engineers budget is a long running smoke and mirrors
political game where the administration goes low so the Congresscritters
can get the credit for adding stuff the local folks want. The Corps
doesn't think the improvements would have made a difference as Katrina
drove water over the top of the levees undermining the dry side.

"Mike Rapoport" wrote in message
news:uwQRe.3684

If all the money for the Corps of Engineers wasn't sent to Iraq, the
infrastructure around New Orleans could have been improved to the
point where most people could go home now. Smaller hurricanes
wouldn't require any evacuation. Supposedly the cost was under $1B.

Mike
MU-2