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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Intro" data-source="post: 147097" data-attributes="member: 7900">I think a lot of the heat being put on the Bush administration stems from the fact that they cut funding to reinforce the levees that broke and flooded the city.  The levees were only originally designed to withstand a Cat. 3 hurricane.  And we all know Katrina was bigger than fucking Texas, whatever Cat. you wanna call it..  Anyway, state officials and scientists voiced their concerns and took it through Congress.  Although the project was to cost an estimated 14 billion dollars, it was obviously something that needed to be done.  However, the Bush crew thought it sounded like excessive spending (hello, war in Iraq?) and decided to cut the funding.9 months later, the city is underwater. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite3" alt=":(" title="Frown    :(" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":(" /></blockquote>