Yay! 1,000 dead, but who cares? We created jobs! Let's suck each others' dicks now.

Yeah, largest reconstruction world has ever seen... In 146 B.C., Rome completely destroys Carthage and Corinth, yet 200 years later they are major commercial centers. In 1346, the Black Plague wipes out half (yes HALF) of Europes population, yet a few years later the age of exploration begins and Europe becomes the superpower of the world. 1918, WW1, northern France, Belgium lie in ruins. WW2, Germany and Japan are literally wiped off the face of the Earth, now look where the biggest international companies are based.

Now, let's rebuild New Orleans and other towns around the Gulf coast and it's the biggest reconstruction project the world has ever seen.