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To: carranza2 who wrote (150961)	12/14/2005 1:17:53 PM
From: KLP	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 793838

I researched that a bit last night, and wasn't that project done in 1993 or so? Also, the current General in charge of the CoE wasn't in till 1994....perhaps the previous Officer head of the CoE would have the records as to who did what down in NO....

To: carranza2 who wrote (150961)	12/14/2005 1:22:58 PM
From: Snowshoe	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 793838

C2, I suppose your arguments could eventually become the basis for getting more money from the Feds to compensate the victims of the flooding. Don't hold your breath though. The fishermen of Prince William Sound are still in court trying to get Exxon to pay up for the damage from the 1989 Exxon Valdez oil spill. The lawyers on both sides of the fight are the ones making the money. I don't see how any amount of money can save New Orleans, because it's sinking into the delta at a rate of 3 feet per century due to land subsidence. In a thousand years the city will sink at least 30 feet into the muck! On top of that you have the hurricanes and the potential of rising sea levels. What are you gonna do, mudjack the whole city up 30 feet or more? If people do get compensation money, I think most would be better off using it to rebuild their lives somewhere else further inland. Maybe you could barge the French Quarter upriver a hundred miles, like they did in Egypt to save the Temple of Abu Simbel from flooding by a new dam. Laugh if you will, but you guys are sitting ducks for a cat-5 hurricane. I think the $14 billion plan to save the coast is a good idea. It would help protect the areas further inland where the population should be moving, and the vital coastal infrastructure. I expect this plan will be considered more seriously by the next administration. It's just not a GWB kind of thing, and he's got his hands full with other stuff like Iraq. -Snow

To: carranza2 who wrote (150961)	12/14/2005 5:14:32 PM
From: aladin	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 793838

C2, My point is you are ready to convict the COE folks on very preliminary data. This is kind of like the canibalism on day 3 of Katrina or the Coast Guard choppers that were shot up -in my opinion all based on heresay and rumor. COE may ultimately be responsible in part or total - but we are jumping to premature conclusions in this discussion. How quickly did money get to NY? How long has it been since the WTC was rebuilt? :-) Perspective is needed. John