Right. It was an Act of God and I'm not trashing or blaming the victims. I lived there for 20 years FCOL. It was a great city and I have many friends there who I am worried about. My brother still lives there and evacuated.
But the residents chose to live there (as did I) knowing the risks, they elected these local politicians, they could have pushed for building stronger levees and they certainly could have all evacuated as I did in 1969 for Camille. That's all I meant. I'm just saying it's not just a case of blaming a few politicians. The whole city knowingly took a calculated risk.
As do we all my friend. (Though, mines a bit more calculated then most since I am stockpiling supplies, and don't live in the hills that burn year after year ;-)