[JohnW]

There have been millions of dollars poured into the New Orleans area over the past twenty years earmarked for levy improvements. Much of that money was spent on building marinas and casinos. Ask the mayor (a black man, incidentally) about that.

People were told to get out. Many of them didn't. For those who did not have their own transport, there were school buses etc which could have been provided by the city but they were not provided. Ask the mayor about that.

It doesn't damn-well matter how well you build the houses if they are built below sea level and then the levies do not hold. There is plenty of land above sea level in America on which to build. What is the point of making the same mistake twice? There is absolutely no sense in rebuilding any part of that city that is below sea level.

The devastation in this very large area, makes the twin tower destruction look like a lego building has been destroyed by comparison. It is going to take a long long time to clean it up.