>>The levees broke in areas that were at 100% repair.  All upgrades on
>>those sections were completed.   No amount of money would have improved
>>those areas.   
>>
>>The problem was that the levees were built to withstand a level 3
>>hurricane.  Had the entire levee been completely funded and 100%
>>complete to current standards it would have failed because it was not
>>designed to withstand a level 5 hurricane.
> 
> 
> That is what I object to. They designed the levee system for failure. 
> Everyone knew it was only a matter of time before a cat 4/5 hurricane hit the 
> town.


You're right.

Hey... what was doing Geraldo doing back when we *really* needed him on 
the story...!?

jd


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