Rebuilding levees

From: Wes Knettle (wsknettl@centurytel.net)
Date: Fri Sep 02 2005 - 06:05:36 PDT


The US corps of engineers had already re-evaluated the levees two years
ago and were putting together a plan to improve them. The plan would
have taken a few years to complete. So throwing that 0.1% of the Iraq
budget at it would not have made the levees strong enough in time for
Katrina.

Wes K



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