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To: combjelly who wrote (249141)	9/4/2005 7:29:01 AM
From: Taro	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 1572345

As far as I recall this hurricane was down graded from cat5 to 4 before it hit land. Seems academic right now but anyway Taro

To: combjelly who wrote (249141)	9/4/2005 2:00:24 PM
From: tejek	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 1572345

I think that NOLA should have had that protection. But the argument for other cities isn't quite as compelling. What made it uniquely compelling for NO is because most of NO is below sea level surrounded by water on all sides that is above sea level.........a city that is a major port for the US, a supplier of roughly 25% of the nation's oil and home to nearly 500K people. Those are the uniquely compelling factors why it should have happened. The fact that it didn't happen is a serious example of human folly. The fact that someone from the Corp of Army Engineers said they were playing the odds with the lives of nearly 500K people is astounding. Its at this level I think where the issue was one of racism. I can not see them doing the same thing to a NYC or a Boston or a Chicago. And I am not blaming the Bush administration.........the blame rests with all of us........that we have a society that thinks in those terms. Not to worry.......we're about to pay for the folly in spades.