Quote by Michael Chertoff
I think the idea that you can go this alone is - was a huge mistak

I think the idea that you can go this alone is – was a huge mistake. And unfortunately, there was a price paid in terms of suffering and pain for people in New Orleans. – Michael Chertoff

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Well, I think first of all there was a failure to have real, clear information at our disposal. There was a real lack of situational awareness. We didnt have the capabilities on the ground to give us real-time, accurate assessments of the physical condition of the city. – Michael Chertoff

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Second, there are two problems with respect to mobile homes in particular. One is we obviously dont want to put them in a flood plain, because if theres another flood, youre going to lose the mobile home. – Michael Chertoff

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Weve done it in intelligence sharing and certain elements of security. There were parts of the department, in fact, that worked very well in Katrina, like the Coast Guard and TSA. – Michael Chertoff

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