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**Biassasecumma** · 02-21-2007, 04:33 PM

I disagree.

There was nothing "surprising" about Katrina. Hurricanes don't sneak up on you. The problem of the levees has been known and documented for at least 40 years. Instead of fortifying the levees, installing new pumps, and fortifying the breaks, they did nothing.

The city was not equipped to handle a catastophe of that magnitude. 95% of the oil that flowed from the Gulf of Mexico was interrupted. The US is the most technogically advanced nation in the world and to suggest that a local government was more responsible for the disaster is far from the truth.

Less advanced nations of the world offered to help, like Cuba, Venezula, China, Russia, Iran, and Holland .. all of which was denied.

I'm at a loss trying to determine how you figure a local government was more responsible for a disaster that affected the entire nation.

I am referring to the specific disaster response - not the disaster itself or the prevention thereof. We all agree (embarrassingly) that several European nations have levees that made the N.O. levees look like it was designed by a 6th grader...in special education.

I hold Nagin more responsible than any other individual for his part in one of the most screwed up events in our nations history. There are so many, many things that did not happen in the first day that is inexcusable and borderline criminal neglect. Just the fact that 1000's of city busses were not utilized is unimaginable.

02-21-2007, 04:33 PM	#36
Biassasecumma Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 740 Senior Member	I disagree. There was nothing "surprising" about Katrina. Hurricanes don't sneak up on you. The problem of the levees has been known and documented for at least 40 years. Instead of fortifying the levees, installing new pumps, and fortifying the breaks, they did nothing. The city was not equipped to handle a catastophe of that magnitude. 95% of the oil that flowed from the Gulf of Mexico was interrupted. The US is the most technogically advanced nation in the world and to suggest that a local government was more responsible for the disaster is far from the truth. Less advanced nations of the world offered to help, like Cuba, Venezula, China, Russia, Iran, and Holland .. all of which was denied. I'm at a loss trying to determine how you figure a local government was more responsible for a disaster that affected the entire nation. I am referring to the specific disaster response - not the disaster itself or the prevention thereof. We all agree (embarrassingly) that several European nations have levees that made the N.O. levees look like it was designed by a 6th grader...in special education. I hold Nagin more responsible than any other individual for his part in one of the most screwed up events in our nations history. There are so many, many things that did not happen in the first day that is inexcusable and borderline criminal neglect. Just the fact that 1000's of city busses were not utilized is unimaginable.
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