Ogre's Politics & Views: Katrina Updates

Tuesday, Aug 30, 2005

Wow.

This one is much worse than I imagined. Sure, I'd read all the stories about the "bowl" of New Orleans, but you never really believe it can happen. This is really, really bad. I'm starting to think it's time to cut our losses and just abandon New Orleans to the ocean.

For good updates, see Michelle Malkin. An up to the minute update blog can be found at a local TV station. Updated continuously. Hugh Hewitt is suggesting a coordinated blogger fund-raising effort for this one. Glennn Reynolds suggests Thursday.

But seriously -- one of the major levees has broken and the city continues to flood. One thing I don't see mentioned much is that the storm is still dropping rain UPRIVER. More and more water is destined to head into the area. The water can only get deeper because the pumps have no power to pump.

It is time to give up? I don't mean to stop helping the people, I'm just wondering if this is when we should get the people out and just leave the land there underwater. It is below sea level. Would the cost of draining and attempting to restore that area, certainly to be in excess of $30 billion, actually be worth it?

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Comments:

Tomslick said ( 11:10 AM Tuesday, Aug 30 , 2005) :

I saw some heartbreaking stories this morning on the news.

The coverage of the looters was most sickening. Some people are no better than rats. In a time like this, that is the priority. Let's see what we can steal. Unreal, lock and load.

Ogre said ( 11:47 AM Tuesday, Aug 30 , 2005) :

It's really pretty bad. If you follow some of those links, you'll see lots of information that you likely didn't want to know.

Bou said ( 4:25 PM Tuesday, Aug 30 , 2005) :

I have these same thoughts. There is much emotional attachment to that city... but really... it is ludicrous to save it. Logically, it just does not make sense. But, it isn't about that. They will save it. And this will happen again. I keep thinking of Atlantis.

Ogre said ( 4:39 PM Tuesday, Aug 30 , 2005) :

The latest news has the levee continuing to break and the city continuing to flood even more. And the waters just keep rising. I think it's just time to allow the Gulf to reclaim the below sea-level land.

Think about it -- what will be left there if the place is covered with 20 feet of water for a month, then it's drained?

Tomslick said ( 5:00 AM Wednesday, Aug 31 , 2005) :

Has anyone heard of any international help pledged thus far?

Ogre said ( 5:49 AM Wednesday, Aug 31 , 2005) :

I think I heard a rumor that Japan was going to give us 1 barrel of oil. The French offered to surrender for us.

leftbrainfemale said ( 1:23 PM Wednesday, Aug 31 , 2005) :

I kinda think as you do here - it's certainly gonna be a long haul to clean up and rebuild - take a look at my post here:

Ogre said ( 1:30 PM Wednesday, Aug 31 , 2005) :

Good points. I don't think it's going to be worth it.

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