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[QUOTE]Originally posted by WizArtist II: [QB] What is the U.S. supposed to do? Set off a nuke in Nawlens to dry it all up? People are angry, but they expect INSTANT response. They don't have a clue about the logistics involved in such a massive operation. Bussing survivors out of the area is probably the best option at this point. You are getting them to areas where they can get medical help, food, water, and clothing and away from a disaster area that will soon become a festering sea of disease and pestilence. It will take DECADES to undo what this has done. It will take time for the waters to subside. Then there will be months of cleanup. You can pretty much write off most of the existing structures as uninhabitable due to the damage to structural members and probable shifting of foundations. Utility lines will most likely need complete replacement due to the infiltration of the flood water and whatever contaminates it contains. Fresh water supplies will be the most dificult to obtain and for quite some time will need to be shipped in. Building materials will have to be shipped in from other areas. All civil support mechanisms will have to come from out of the area. Economically, you've lost the industry and income of a major port and tourist attraction. You now have perhaps a couple million refugees that will have to be dispersed to other areas. Their care will affect the economies of surrounding areas that will need to meet basic needs without having remuneration. This will cause a substantial drain on the local economies nearby. How do you house, clothe, & feed two million now homeless people? What about the psychological impacts? It's sad. And it's not going to get fixed with a few donations in a short amount of time. [/QB][/QUOTE]
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