The last thing we can afford to do is give another reason for the intelligence and law-enforcement communities not to share info with its customers on the front lines, ... Culturally these communities have adhered to the 'need to know' - in order to protect sources, methods, preserve criminal investigations, etc. [But] we've got to provide incentives to ensure the 'need to share.' |
There are a whole host of factors that you can practice against. But to be honest, it's not the same as living through it, |
These things don't happen overnight. |
We have limited resources, unlimited vulnerability, and a flexible adversary. There are many cities that can make a good justification, but our limited resources have to be spent wisely. |
We have trained against similar scenarios, but it's not the same as a crisis unfolding before your eyes. |
We'll never be in a position where we can protect everything, all the time. We can't afford it, and we don't want to infringe on the values we're trying to preserve. |
You can't codify homeland security into a neat box, ... You cannot separate foreign, health, agricultural, economic, energy and other policies. And all of it raises other issues, like freedom of privacy. |
You can't codify homeland security into a neat box. You cannot separate foreign, health, agricultural, economic, energy and other policies. And all of it raises other issues, like freedom of privacy. |
You want to go beyond simply guards, guns, gates. You want things that have a capacity on the equipment side to last. It's making sure that what you buy can actually be sustained. |