Not just human error was involved, ... There may have been malfeasance.

We're hearing from people who were involved and now feel very badly and want to make it right, ... What we have now is stories of malfeasance and some field evidence that would correlate with these stories.

They should rethink the entire flood protection system of New Orleans. It is a real hodgepodge of authority. If there was a coordinated effort, more could be done with less money.

You have multiple agencies, some of which aren't on speaking terms with each other.

These levees should have been expected to perform adequately at these levels if they had been designed and constructed properly, ... Not just human error was involved. There may have been malfeasance.

Levees tend to be built in very difficult situations on poor site conditions because you're essentially turning marshy land into land you can stabilize and do things on.