Correction: the Netherlands quote was from the start of a different thread ...
"Netherlands (based on the fact it has half its country below sea level) official: "I don't want to sound overly critical, but it's hard to imagine that (the damage caused by Katrina) could happen in a Western country. It seemed like plans for protection and evacuation weren't really in place, and once it happened, the coordination was on loose hinges."
what a great, descriptive phrase: the coordination was on loose hinges.