What effect will Katrina have on Iraq?

[Gravitymaster 0]

Considering the Billions of $$$ being spent in Iraq and the Billions of $$$ that will be required to clean-up and rebuild New Orleans and Mississippi, which do you think is more likely to happen?

[Frenchy68 0]

I think the US will keep troops in Iraq, yet still be able to invade Louisiana, Mississippi AND Alabama.

"For once you have tasted Absinthe you will walk the earth with your eyes turned towards the gutter, for there you have been and there you will long to return."

[Gravitymaster 0]

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I think the US will keep troops in Iraq, yet still be able to invade Louisiana, Mississippi AND Alabama.

Man, you said it Frenchy. Been watching all the looting on TV. Reports say some of them have acquired guns and are actually having a shoot-outs with the police. I feel like I'm watching a scene in a third world country.

It's heartbreaking to hear and see so many homeless, hungry people. I hope everyone will give whatever they are able to help these people out.

[Tonto 1]

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I feel like I'm watching a scene in a third world country.

What makes a country 3rd world?

Is it it's location?
Is it its economy?
Is it it's lack of available resourses?
Is it the lawlessness of it's government, or the lawlessness of it's citizens?

I was in LA during the 1992 riots. I think many in the US are just under the boil most of the time, and when they get a gap - they go for it. Big time.

t

It's the year of the Pig.

[bodypilot90 0]

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I think the US will keep troops in Iraq, yet still be able to invade Louisiana, Mississippi AND Alabama

as long as they invade skydive alabama and skyride, only problem is the you can't tell where it is from the many phony web sites

[Newbie 0]

I think the question you should be asking is, "what effect has the war in Iraq had on Katrina?".

Why city's defences were down - cuts in spending to raise levees blamed on war in Iraq

"Skydiving is a door"
Happythoughts

[EricTheRed 0]

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I feel like I'm watching a scene in a third world country.

What makes a country 3rd world?

Is it it's location?
Is it its economy?
Is it it's lack of available resourses?
Is it the lawlessness of it's government, or the lawlessness of it's citizens?

I was in LA during the 1992 riots. I think many in the US are just under the boil most of the time, and when they get a gap - they go for it. Big time.

t

Agreed,

...it's very sad

illegible usually

[jdhill 0]

They've been dreading a storm like this for over 30 years, and its this Administrations fault that they we not prepared? Right.

J

All that is necessary for the triumph of evil is that good men do nothing. - Edmund Burke

[Newbie 0]

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They've been dreading a storm like this for over 30 years, and its this Administrations fault that they we not prepared? Right.

J

Well if they knew about it for 30 years, yet chose to cut funding to the one thing that would have prevented such a calamity being so serious (i.e. the necessary funding for the levee's to stop them breaching) do you think that was a wise decision?

The Department for Homeland Security has failed to secure the Homeland - one of the mainstays of their role. Too much money being spent on war, not enough on actually protecting those people at home.

"Skydiving is a door"
Happythoughts

[AlexCrowley 0]

I think its a good indicator of exact how far we've come since we lived in caves.

With the exception of nike trainers, skydiving and Phil Collins I'd say not very far at all.

Scratch just below the surface and we're still pack animals that react with fear and aggression for survival.

TV's got them images, TV's got them all, nothing's shocking.

[jdhill 0]

So why don't you complain about the governor of LA, and the mayor of NO... they have clearly neglected the problem too...

All that is necessary for the triumph of evil is that good men do nothing. - Edmund Burke

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So why don't you complain about the governor of LA, and the mayor of NO... they have clearly neglected the problem too...

How does that tie into a federal cut back in the spending on the levee's in New Orleans? I don't follow...

"Skydiving is a door"
Happythoughts

[jdhill 0]

Why do you think it is the federal government's responsibility to build a levee? It is not (or was not) a federal priority, the local officals knew it (its been that way for 30 years), and should have acted on their own... or yelled louder that they needed it... lets not forget that Congress has a hand it the cut too, so it was not one person's evil plan...

J

All that is necessary for the triumph of evil is that good men do nothing. - Edmund Burke

[wildblue 7]

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So why don't you complain about the governor of LA, and the mayor of NO... they have clearly neglected the problem too...

RKF is already doing that. Actually, I think he directly blamed them for the hurricane - blamed their easy environmental policies for global warming, which made Katrina stronger.

it's like incest - you're substituting convenience for quality

[billvon 3,116]

I have an alternative - we will not change what we're doing in Iraq and instead save money on New Orleans. It's already happened to a large degree. From ABC:
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LA National Guard Wants Equipment to Come Back From Iraq

Yunji de Nies
August 1, 2005, 9:07 PM CDT

JACKSON BARRACKS -- When members of the Louisiana National Guard left for Iraq in October, they took a lot equipment with them. Dozens of high water vehicles, humvees, refuelers and generators are now abroad, and in the event of a major natural disaster that, could be a problem.

"The National Guard needs that equipment back home to support the homeland security mission," said Lt. Colonel Pete Schneider with the LA National Guard.

Col. Schneider says the state has enough equipment to get by, and if Louisiana were to get hit by a major hurricane, the neighboring states of Mississippi, Alabama and Florida have all agreed to help.
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Looks like we're not getting by.