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> > Well, if FEMA was the first to anticipate it, why did it take them 80 > years to figure it out (or however long they've been in existence)? > > The obvious fact is that the breach was obviously a possibility but > Bush, Clinton, and everyone and anyone else in positions of > responsibility out there for the past 100 or so years that this > problem has existed in New Orleans paid it as much attention as the > people in Thailand and Sri Lanka gave to the possibility of the > Tsunami...and, yes, there were the same "dire" warnings from > professionals that a Tsunami would cause the devastation that it did. > > > > > > > And it was neither Clinton's nor Bush's or any other president's > responsibility or even of the federal government's responsibility to upgrade the levee > system in New Orleans or any other place. That is the responsibility of the > state and local governments who can request assistance from the federal > government and which was given. Louisiana government neglect of the levees and then > saying,(Which they aren't) that they couldn't do it because the feds needed > to do it is totally irresponsible and passing the buck. ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> Get fast access to your favorite Yahoo! Groups. Make Yahoo! your home page http://us.click.yahoo.com/dpRU5A/wUILAA/yQLSAA/JjtolB/TM --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> To subscribe, send a message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Or go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ and click 'Join This Group!' Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
