Despite what President Bush says, a disaster on the Gulf Coast has been predicted for years. We talk with journalist William Bunch, who says the Iraq war pulled funds away from flood prevention programs for New Orleans. Bunch documents the numerous news articles over the past years which predicted problems with levees and large-scale flooding, countering President Bush's claim that "I don't think anybody anticipated the breach of the levees." We also talk with Mike Dunne of the Baton Rouge Advocate, who has written for two decades about Louisiana's vulnerability to hurricanes and flooding. Ginger Ferguson, director of the Coalition for the Hungry and Homeless of Brevard County, FL, tells us about the difficulty of providing aid after natural disasters like Hurricane Katrina. And Lainey Poche, a Louisiana National Guard sergeant stationed in Baghdad, is watching the crisis on TV, wishing she were home. Plus, we'll talk to Harvey Kaye, author of the new book "Thomas Paine and the Promise of America."