It's really the same confusion that you had on 911 - worse, really, because at least in New York City you had Rudy Giuliani.
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This is not a terrorist incident, but it brings into play all of the same issues and shortcomings, ... What makes you mad is that it's the same things we saw on 911. Whoever is responsible for acting in these places hasn't acted. Are they going to do it now What else has to happen for people to actThomas Kean
I think there's a real question in my mind and I think of several other commissioners as to whether the president's getting decent information, as to whether the president's getting the kind of thing the president needs to make the kind of decisions that the president every day has to make.
Thomas Kean
We may end up holding individual agencies, people, and procedures to account. But our fundamental purpose will not be to point fingers. It's rather to answer fully the questions that so many still have.
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The most striking thing to us is that the size of the problem still totally dwarfs the policy response. We have no greater fear than a terrorist who is inside the United States with a nuclear weapon. The consequences of such an attack would be catastrophic for our people, for our economy, for our liberties.
Thomas Kean
Every expert with whom we spoke told us an attack of even greater magnitude is now possible and even probable. We do not have the luxury of time.
Thomas Kean
God help us if we have another attack.
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