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Originally Posted by JonInMiddleGA
{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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I agree with sachmo though. Compare this to hurricane Andrew or the tsunami (as an extreme) or another NATURAL disaster, but it not a bunch of assholes who flew planes into buildings on purpose. I think the loss comparisons are valid, but I jsut feel like these events are apples and oranges.