Documents: Gov't Did Anticipate Breach of Levees

"I don't think anyone anticipated the breach of the levees."
-President George W. Bush (September 1, 2005)

Well, actually...

AP: Documents Show Govt Forewarned on Katrina

The government had advance warning of the danger and potential damage from Hurricane Katrina before the storm hit, newly released documents show...

Despite early warnings, plans to evacuate people from New Orleans in the approach of a catastrophic storm were only 10 percent complete a month before the devastating hurricane that accounted for more than 1,100 deaths...

...The documents show that the Homeland Security Department, which directed the [mock Hurricane] Pam exercise, was warned a day before Katrina hit that the storm's surge could breach levees and leave New Orleans flooded for weeks or months...

See also: Pre-Katrina Warnings Not Heeded (AP)

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