poker faces

Risk and reward. This is what any MBA learns. Or financial analyst. Expected value.
The risk was known. The probabilities were known. The cost was estimated.
The locals did not wan to make the calcs. Some of them still don't.
The technicians hid their calculations. Or introduced " the days of our life" in the equation.
The politicians - did not see votes in this. Moving dirt in the Big Easy?
Is there anyone not sleeping well now? Besides the evacuees? Is there anyone else uncomfortable? How can we know?
The put their poker faces on.
We lost [using good management skills]

in hurricanes
in politics of katrina