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By Richard A. Serrano and Nicole Gaouette LA Times Writers
> KATRINA'S AFTERMATH
> Despite Warnings, Washington Failed to Fund Levee Projects. To cut
> spending, officials gambled that the worst-case scenario would not > come to be.
> September 4, 2005
> WASHINGTON - For years, Washington had been warned that doom lurked
> just beyond the levees. And for years, the White House and Congress
> had dickered over how much money to put into shoring up century-old
> dikes and carrying out newer flood control projects to protect the
> city of New Orleans.
> As recently as three months ago, the alarms were sounding -- and being > brushed aside.
Why don't we cast the blame where it belongs? I love how media is now trying to spin this as Clinton's fault, etc.
You have to remember that during most of Clinton's term he had to contend with a Republican controlled congress. And now we've got Republican control in all three branches.
So tell me what the real problem is.