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"Although officials had long known disaster could happen, they took no action. They ignored warnings from environmentalists, engineers, and analysts. Somber reports foreshadowing the possible calamity were quietly filed away. In public, officials maintained that everything was fine—until disaster struck and it became obvious to all that everything was not fine, and might never be so again."
So begins an article by Greg Easterbrook in the Sept. 19 edition of The New Republic, in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina. Continuing, Easterbrook writes: "New Orleans? I'm talking about Detroit." The article highlighted the ripple effect of Hurricane Katrina on the American car industry, with Detroit's Big Three suffering another major blow.
The article concludes: "It may take a surprisingly short time for the Gulf region to rebound. The lasting economic damage from Katrina may be felt most keenly by the U.S. auto industry. And, just like the officials who did nothing about the levees, Detroit was repeatedly warned."
It's been more than 30 years since the United States first experienced widespread fuel shortages. Long lines of cars sat outside stations waiting for gas. The price was high. Warnings were given about the need to switch to more fuel-efficient cars. But little was done, and America is even more dependent on cheap gasoline today than it was then.
Similarly, little was done to prepare for the disaster of Hurricane Katrina. Four years after 9/11 and the spending of billions of dollars on homeland security, Hurricane Katrina showed the world that America is no more prepared for coping with some kinds of disasters than it was in 2001. The fear of many is that this could embolden America's enemies to stage another crippling terrorist attack.
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