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To: combjelly who wrote (409637)	8/23/2008 5:04:28 PM
From: SilentZ	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1574029

>Given that they should have known better back then, what is the current excuse? >They didn't try hard enough back then? Actually, yes. Didn't somebody here last week say that we had the war won and then the liberals made us pull out? -Z

To: combjelly who wrote (409637)	8/23/2008 5:07:18 PM
From: i-node	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1574029

So, here at the turn of the century, we seem bound and determined to do the same thing. Only on a grander scale. WTF ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT? Doing the same thing? On a grander scale?

To: combjelly who wrote (409637)	8/24/2008 12:22:09 PM
From: tejek	Respond to of 1574029

This is just one example of what continuous warring has cost this nation. "Katrina's storm surge laid bare the incomplete and inadequate work. What happened? By 1968, a Congress worn down by the Vietnam war and economic turmoil began reining in spending; at the same time, the work met resistance from Louisiana politicians, communities, environmentalists and businesses fighting for individual interests. For example, the corps scrapped a plan in the 1970s to build a floodgate at the entrance to Lake Pontchartrain out of concern that it would impede boats and marine life. Next, the alternate plan to build gates at the mouths of city drainage canals was rejected. Finally, the corps built floodwalls on the canals - and they broke during Katrina." cbsnews.com