Re: OT: followup on New Orleans - disgraceful
- From: Rene Tschaggelar <none@xxxxxxxx>
- Date: Thu, 01 Sep 2005 15:41:39 +0200
Pooh Bear wrote:
A poster to the previous thread I started posted the following link.
http://www.salon.com/opinion/blumenthal/2005/08/31/disaster_preparation/
Includes...
" A year ago the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers proposed to study how New
Orleans could be protected from a catastrophic hurricane, but the Bush
administration ordered that the research not be undertaken. "
your comments are welcome
IMO, a study would have turned up that the area
should have been subdivided such that not all
of it floods in on go. Instead of a study, action
should have been taken meanwhile. So skip this
study and examine who gains and who looses in
the current situation.
Rene
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