U.S. money spent in Iraq should be utilized here
Is it just me? Am I imagining things? It seems as though the federal government, those dear simpletons of 2005, are continuing their vast improvement of operational abilities in the face of natural catastrophes. We have watched the government in action combating the California wildfires, combating insurmountable flooding, and now implementing near flawless preparation/operation during seasonal hurricanes (and perhaps several more). It seems as though Washington decided not to repeat the debacle that ensued after Hurricane Katrina.
Good for them. Great for the individuals living along the Gulf Coast.
Now if I can just figure out why my tax dollars, and those that will be garnered from my future grandchildren, are being used to destroy a once-sovereign country and then help reconstruct it.
Why are the monies taxed from countless citizens not being utilized to rebuild the Crescent City?
Roderick Brown
Greensboro
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I agree up to the point of rebuilding NO. Is this not a city Al Gore tells us that going to under water in a few years. Seems foolish to rebuild it, if its going to be under water! Also, I do not read a lot of letters about rebuilding the rest of the Gulf Coast.
Wonder why?
Posted on September 8, 2008 5:37 AM
Why should we pore all this money into rebuilding parts of a city that is lower than the river which runs by it?
Posted on September 8, 2008 8:43 AM
Fair question, Ghost. Remeber New Orleans survived Katrina, as far as the actual hurricane goes. The devastation came when the federally built, federally owned, federally maintained levees gave way. Funds for maintenance of those levees had been dramatically cut by the president and congress before that. That led many to conclude there was a federal responsibility to compensate those who lost their home.
Having said that, a more appropriate compensation might be to provide homes above sea level, and let the low lying areas go back underwater.
Posted on September 8, 2008 8:53 AM