Is Nagin determined to kill every last citizen?

[delphi_ote]

You have absolutely no idea what percentage of the population of New Orleans worked the ports. Or worked at all, for that matter.

of the ~400,000 people in the greater N.O. area, how many were in any way working the docks? 60,000. 15%. Source

Those people have to eat, right? Buy clothes? Build homes? Send their kids to school? Buy cars? The things unloaded at the docks need to be shipped. Supporting industries for the shipping companies will need to be nearby. It would be economically advantageous for companies that use the shipping lanes a lot to be nearby.

It's totally unrealistic to expect the port to exist by itself.

 

[Jocko]

Those people have to eat, right? Buy clothes? Build homes? Send their kids to school? Buy cars? The things unloaded at the docks need to be shipped. Supporting industries for the shipping companies will need to be nearby. It would be economically advantageous for companies that use the shipping lanes a lot to be nearby.

It's totally unrealistic to expect the port to exist by itself.

Sorry, I didn't mean to say that.

Oh... wait, I didn't.

 

[Freakshow]

Reminds of my idea to pay every Iraqi $1,000 cash to get rid of Saddam. He would have been gone in a week.

They would have needed a 2nd ammendment (right to bear arms) first.

 

[a_unique_person]

I think there would have been more than enough members of the armed forces who would have been glad to see the last of Saddam.

 

[delphi_ote]

I think there would have been more than enough members of the armed forces who would have been glad to see the last of Saddam.

Hooray for U.S. backed military coups!

 

[delphi_ote]

Sorry, I didn't mean to say that.

Oh... wait, I didn't.

We're going to need the whole city (or at least most of it) there to get the maximum economic benefit out of its location. It is profitable to be near a port. Over time, that area is going to become a population center again. We have to invest in making it safe. It's not a problem of technology or resources.

 

[WildCat]

We're going to need the whole city (or at least most of it) there to get the maximum economic benefit out of its location. It is profitable to be near a port. Over time, that area is going to become a population center again. We have to invest in making it safe. It's not a problem of technology or resources.

I agree w/ this assessment.

And this thread has the best title ever!