Just as a point of correction, what destroyed New Orleans was not the hurricane....
http://wizbangblog.com/2006/08/28/the-katrina-video-congress-didnt-want-you-to-see.php
I DARE you to bring that BS down here and try to pass that crap off. Please, I beg you. I know some Corps of Engineers folks that wold LOVE to chat with you.
A question for you, double bacon genius burger: Where did the water come from that the levees failed to hold back? Was it transported there by Mr. Scott from on board the Enterprise? And who was responsible for evacuating all the folks who weren't evacuated and were in the path of the water when the levees broke? Here's a hint: Not the Corps of Engineers.
Thank you for posting that link... That was amazing! I've heard rumors about the breech but this really confirmed it.
The thing is, the Corps has to take the bullet for this falure but they have been overwhelmed by NOLA politics. The local pols re-allocated levee funds for their pet projects and the Corps couldn't do a thing about it... This has been going on for decades and was an open secret. The Corps is quite capable but it does the bidding of its masters.