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Old 08-29-2005, 08:43 AM   #243
JonInMiddleGA
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Originally Posted by sachmo71
Can we dispense with the 9/11 comparisons?

{shrug} The comparisons seem pretty valid to me, as 9/11 does sort of set the U.S. benchmark for catastrophic loss of life, property, etc. And it's the same standard that the head of disaster planning in New Orleans used for perspective
in the long CNN piece that aired a lot yesterday, so it's not like this is an FOFC thing or something.

9/11 is the catastrophe that all others will be compared to (until something surpasses it).
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