There's a possibility that we wouldn't do anything out here. That, maybe, we would just keep Category-5 protection around the city. I know that they want to do what they can to protect themselves and I certainly would encourage them to do that. - Al Naomi Quotes
There's a possibility that we wouldn't do anything out here. That, maybe, we would just keep Category-5 protection around the city. I know that they want to do what they can to protect themselves and I certainly would encourage them to do that. Al Naomi
 

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As I remember it the worst of the storm had passed when we got word the floodwall had collapsed. It could have been when we were experiencing westerly winds in the aftermath of the storm, which would have been pushing water against it. - Al Naomi Quotes

As I remember it the worst of the storm had passed when we got word the floodwall had collapsed. It could have been when we were experiencing westerly winds in the aftermath of the storm, which would have been pushing water against it.

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As I remember it, the worst of the storm had passed when we got word the floodwall had collapsed. It could have been when we were experiencing westerly winds in the aftermath of the storm, which would have been pushing water against it. - Al Naomi Quotes

As I remember it, the worst of the storm had passed when we got word the floodwall had collapsed. It could have been when we were experiencing westerly winds in the aftermath of the storm, which would have been pushing water against it.

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It's not a significant decrease but it's not rising any more. It will still take a while to get the water out of the city. It's a lot of chaos right now. - Al Naomi Quotes

It's not a significant decrease but it's not rising any more. It will still take a while to get the water out of the city. It's a lot of chaos right now.

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They did not contribute to the flooding of the city. - Al Naomi Quotes

They did not contribute to the flooding of the city.

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We can't even get in there to have a chance to look at that and see the condition of the infrastructure. - Al Naomi Quotes

We can't even get in there to have a chance to look at that and see the condition of the infrastructure.

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If you don't install some type of substantial hurricane protection along the Gulf coast it's going to be very hard to re-assure people. There were some very sound military and economic reasons for the city to be where it was. Now the policy-makers have to decide whether those reasons are enough to keep it there. - Al Naomi Quotes

If you don't install some type of substantial hurricane protection along the Gulf coast it's going to be very hard to re-assure people. There were some very sound military and economic reasons for the city to be where it was. Now the policy-makers have to decide whether those reasons are enough to keep it there.

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I can't go above it by law. That's what I am authorized to do. Anything above that means I have to spend money that Congress specifically authorizes for that purpose. Only then we can go build it. It's not simple. - Al Naomi Quotes

I can't go above it by law. That's what I am authorized to do. Anything above that means I have to spend money that Congress specifically authorizes for that purpose. Only then we can go build it. It's not simple.

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It's possible to protect New Orleans from a Category 5 hurricane. To do nothing is tantamount to negligence. - Al Naomi Quotes

It's possible to protect New Orleans from a Category 5 hurricane. To do nothing is tantamount to negligence.

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The water does circulate out of the basin eventually. But it depends a lot on meteorological conditions, which we really don't have much control or much knowledge of, at least not here. - Al Naomi Quotes

The water does circulate out of the basin eventually. But it depends a lot on meteorological conditions, which we really don't have much control or much knowledge of, at least not here.

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The system is in great shape, but the levees are sinking. If we don't get the money fast enough to raise them, then we can't stay ahead of the settlement. The problem is the federal funds have dried up. - Al Naomi Quotes

The system is in great shape, but the levees are sinking. If we don't get the money fast enough to raise them, then we can't stay ahead of the settlement. The problem is the federal funds have dried up.

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