posted on September 16, 2005 11:15:20 AM new
President Bush is promising all of this money to rebuild the affected areas of Katrina. Is that the smart thing to do, or is he really as dumb as the left says he is?
posted on September 16, 2005 11:19:35 AM new
I don't really think it's up to him to say whether or not things can or should be rebuilt, but I do think it's silly to try to remake everything as it was. It's a geological fact that not only will this happen again, but the city will only continue ti sink.
They can't leave the place in ruins, and the ports and such are extremely important. Obviously some things will need to be rebuilt or repaired. But should it be a vacation resort for millions of people? Probably not.
If I owned land in flooded New Orleans, I'd probably have a different opinion, but as an objective outsider, I'd say that a lot of consideration needs to go into this. Don't make a snap political decision.
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posted on September 16, 2005 11:21:40 AM new
Yes, Ron, I think Bush should spend ALL the taxpayers money and rebuild NO into a sprawling gorgeous metropolis! That way, when it sinks next time, we will know where our Atlantis is!
I thought I heard Cheryl and the crowd rumbling;.. "hale bush! hale bush!"
posted on September 16, 2005 03:07:50 PM new
New Orleans was founded in 1718 by Jean Baptiste Le Moyne, sieur de Bienville, and named for the regent of France, Philippe II, duc d'Orleans. It remained a French colony until 1763, when it was transferred to the Spanish. In 1800, Spain ceded it back to France; in 1803, New Orleans, along with the entire Louisiana Purchase, was sold by Napoleon I to the United States. It was the site of the Battle of New Orleans (1815) in the War of 1812. During the Civil War the city was besieged by Union ships under Adm. David Farragut; it fell on Apr. 25, 1862.
http://gatewayno.com/history/new_orleans.html
If you have ever been to New Orleans, You know its a very special place.
posted on September 16, 2005 04:40:02 PM new
I lived in New Orleans for 9 years,it is shaped like a shallow bowl and would be flooded again.
Unlike Holland,there is plenty of land in LA.
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posted on September 17, 2005 10:31:33 AM new
I think it will be better than ever when it is rebuilt - I hope it retains its history and its charm. I've never been, but had always wanted to see some of the architecture down there. I will visit when it is up and running again.
Nice place to visit but I wouldn't want to live there?
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posted on September 17, 2005 10:54:56 AM new
We should rebuild New Orleans and as one of the officials in the area suggested, experts from Denmark should be brought in by the Corps of Engineers to consult on the process.
Many of the people that were displaced will not return. They are being set up in new areas, getting jobs, building lives that were torn away from them. Many of them are going to embrace that stability and not be up for shaking things upo all over again. Others will want to return and with companies rebuilding and some moving into the area for the first time new residents will come to fill jobs not available in their areas.
The city will move forward, it will groww, it will improve and it will thrive.
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posted on September 17, 2005 01:31:18 PM new
Well, they did rebuild Galveston Island after the 1900 hurricane and it's better than ever since now it's above sea level. The architecture there is outstanding! However, I don't know as they had flooding as extensive as New Orleans.
I wonder if they could do the same thing to New Orleans?
Caroline