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September 2nd 05, 05:28 PM
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There was a plan to improve the whole system including raising the levees to
withstand a Cat 5 Mike MU-2 "sfb" wrote in message news:PaRRe.8100$__1.4958@trnddc07... 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 
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