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In response to
"the levees were rebuilt to the old standard (which was still probably an improvement but) would not withstand an equal event since there is lowering.."
by
zeitgeist
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the levees failed because they were negligently constructed by the corps, not because they were negligently designed originally
Posted by
milky (aka chris)
Aug 29 '10, 23:21
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if they had not been eroded to the point of failure before the flood surge even crested in new orleans, they would have held back the water as they were supposed to
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