Washington's spent around $2 billion to protect and evacuate the nation's capital in the event of a terror attack. But the people in charge of those plans predict it would look a lot like the chaos in New Orleans if they ever had to do it.Most of the money and effort has gone into creating mini-fortresses for politicians and bureaucrats -- turning the Capitol Hill complex into an "American Green Zone," setting up mail sorting buildings to catch bio-hazards before they reach the White House, and setting up barriers around federal buildings.
The Washington Post compared the Homeland Security Department's handling of New Orleans to plans made for Washington, DC. They found little has changed in the last four years since 9/11 for Washington's regular citizens. (WashPost)
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