I totally agree, cutting levee funding in favor of Iraq was inexcusable. Of course, I'm of the view that most cutting of funding in favor of Iraq is problematic, in that I disagree with the war in iraq at all, beginning, middle, and now.
I've tended to read "homeland security" as Big-Brother-speak for "loss of rights" and "increased taxes" (in one way or another), not an actual increase in security.
The cynic in me wonders if they'd've dealt any better with a terrorist threatening to blow up the levees, since of course the only threat to our security is terrorists.
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I totally agree, cutting levee funding in favor of Iraq was inexcusable. Of course, I'm of the view that most cutting of funding in favor of Iraq is problematic, in that I disagree with the war in iraq at all, beginning, middle, and now.
I've tended to read "homeland security" as Big-Brother-speak for "loss of rights" and "increased taxes" (in one way or another), not an actual increase in security.
The cynic in me wonders if they'd've dealt any better with a terrorist threatening to blow up the levees, since of course the only threat to our security is terrorists.