Quite the contrast to what happened in Mexico in Nov. of 2007.  After a week or more of heavy rains the state of Tabasco had their damn burst or the water was diverted flooding literally a land area the size of Maryland-almost a million peoples homes/businesses were under water.(I think much of this was farmland also)  Because the government had been monitoring the area, they had plans in place and people on call in case the worst happened.  Including their president there on the ground and canceling his out of country trip(has bush even commented on what has happened here and in other places where flooding has recently occurred?)So what happened.  Well I think I read that out of that over a million people displaced and fleeing the flood less than 15 died, almost no looting, medical people were there to give shots against water born diseases to everyone and so on.  Rescue efforts off rooftops were done in timely manner and they had I think over 11,000 military people in planes/boats etc to help with the rescues.(and getting dead animals out of the water)

After a less than a year with 850 towns that were under water almost all are doing ok-well ok as can be expected-have been rebuilt as has some 10,000 businesses that were under water.  All debris has been cleared and all roads are drivable.

Mexico was given an A+ response by various world agencies.  Over a million people displaced and less than a year later things are almost back to 'normal' for most people

The stark contrast there and to what is still not happening in New Orleans and no doubt with new flooding here in U.S. is pretty unbelievable.

'Poverty is the worst form of violence'--Gandhi

President Bush was briefed on the flooding in Iowa and other parts of the Midwest while he was in Paris, and was assured that federal agencies are making plans to help people affected by the high water, White House press secretary Dana Perino said.Columbus Junction sacrificed its water facility Saturday morning to save another town's 70 miles away after makeshift sand levees gave way to the Iowa River.

I wonder if Bush was "briefed" about the town of Columbus Junction, Iowa sacrificing itself and national guardsmen help so another city down the river could be  saved.

http://www.gazetteonline.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080614/NEWS/775257589

Columbus Junction sacrificed its water facility Saturday morning to save another town's 70 miles away after makeshift sand levees gave way to the Iowa River.

That city is Oskaloosa.

"We had a couple of options in talking to the state a couple of times earlier today," Columbus Junction City Councilman Hal Prior said. "One, we could either continue to fight ours, knowing we were probably fighting a losing battle, and they were going to bring 400 National Guard people all the way from Oskaloosa. Or we could realize that we weren't going to win our battle, and they could divert those 400 National Guard to save Oskaloosa's water plant."

Columbus Junction conceded the extra troops to Oskaloosa. At 10:30 a.m. Saturday, city and National Guard officials pulled volunteers and 30 troops from sand levees protecting Columbus Junction. City officials then shut down the water plant the town had fought so hard to save and waited for the inevitable levee breach.

Our government can not muster up more than 400 troops to save a water plant of a community IN America but they are able to bomb any country instantly and launch ground invasions.  

Good news is that Iowa river might have crested and more major flood damage to Iowa City might be averted.

http://www.desmoinesregister.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080615/NEWS/80615011

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