Wednesday, October 19, 2005

Dikes Compared

My good friend, JRR, offers the following hyperbole (without accreditation) concerning how our Corps of Engineers does things vis'-a-vis' others in the developed world.

"Dike" protecting London:


London dike

"Dike" protecting the Netherlands:


Dutch dike

"Dike" protecting Venice, Italy:


Italian dike

Dike protecting Gulf Coast canal--courtesy of our vaunted Corps of Engineers:


Gulf Coast dike
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