Two years after the catastrophe known as Katrina shocked the nation, many Americans are looking back with sadness at the grief that could have been prevented — and, perhaps, also looking back with disappointment at promises broken and hopes dashed.

The lit-up prime-time TV appearance from New Orleans by President Bush, in the wake of the Katrina disaster, was a classic damage-control effort by a politician who tried to recoup lost credibility by making outsized promises. To hear ...

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