[drungus]

The whole downtown area was completely clear of flooding.

Really? I suggest that you take a look at the photo series posted by mosquitobite above:

http://www.kodakgallery.com/Slideshow.jsp?mode=fromshare&Uc=14ewb3ap.b147fdut&Uy=nyvoby&Ux=1

[BushCountry]

From the top right where the ships are in the picture to all away around the bend to the convention center is dry (at least a mile or two thick). From the bank of the river to almost the foot of the Dome is completely dry.

There is a two swathe of dry land with thousands upon thousands of buildings. Go in the other direction for miles and miles (not shown), and you would still be walking across dry land with buildings and supplies.

Now, I am not defending the cops on the bridge, all I am saying is that there were plenty of supplies within the several hundred square miles of both the Dome and Convention Center and it was completely dry land!!!

Look closely at the concentration of buildings, warehouses, skyscrappers, shipping containers, ect... Are you honestly going to say that there were more supplies across the bridge?