A lot of good was done, but it just wasn't finished. I don't know if it would have saved more lives. It would have made the response faster. You might say it would have saved lives. |
FEMA can be turned around. But I don't think it can be turned around within Homeland Security. |
It's going to be bad. I have to believe this one [recovery operation] will be larger than Andrew. We're talking about a very intense three- to five-year recovery operation. |
What you're seeing is revealing weaknesses in the state, local and federal levels. All three levels have been weakened. They've been weakened by diversion into terrorism. |