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Michael Chertoff Quotes

The Department of Defense took 40 years to get where it got Picture Quote #1
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 Picture Quote #1
And if we make the process political, if we start to make it personal, we’re actually going to frustrate good public policy, in terms of managing this money Picture Quote #1
We’ve 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 Picture Quote #1
So, all during the 90s and, you know, for the first half of this decade, we had opportunities to get evacuation plans in place, better communications in place Picture Quote #1
Al Qaeda is very media-savvy and very focused on what goes on in the global media Picture Quote #1
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We now have capabilities in science and technology that raise the very realistic possibility that a small group of terrorists could kill not only thousands of people, as they did on September 11th, but hundreds of thousands of people. And that has changed the dimension of the threat we face Picture Quote #1
We’ve certainly learned a lot of lessons from Katrina, from Rita. Rita was better than Katrina. We’re doing a better job planning. We’re closer - more closely aligned with the Department of Defense. These things would be positive things if we were to have another attack Picture Quote #1
The second is there are some communities that we thought originally would take mobile homes that have decided they don’t want them. and we’re not going to cram mobile homes down the throats of communities in Louisiana and the Gulf - and other parts of the Gulf Coast Picture Quote #1
The larger point is this: We’ve invested over half a billion dollars in New York since this department was stood up. We’ve given New York more money, by more than double, than any other city in the country Picture Quote #1
Last year, new York got $200 million. This year, we’re going to give them $124 million under this particular program. But last year was an artificially elevated number to make up from the very low grant the year before Picture Quote #1
But I think the bottom line right now is to take the constructive criticism and use that to build toward, as I say, the hurricane season that is 100 days away. and we don’t have a lot of time to waste before we start to address that next set of challenges Picture Quote #1
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Second, there are two problems with respect to mobile homes in particular. One is we obviously don’t want to put them in a flood plain, because if there’s another flood, you’re going to lose the mobile home Picture Quote #1
So, all during the 90s and, you know, for the first half of this decade, we had opportunities to get evacuation plans in place, better communications in place Picture Quote #1
First, we did rank everybody by risk, and New York comes out number one Picture Quote #1
We’ve 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 Picture Quote #1
There really is no vacation from the world in which we live Picture Quote #1
And I have to say, I agree with some of the criticisms that some have made about that state program which allocates the grant money on a very rigid formula all across the country, with a certain percentage to each state Picture Quote #1
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Well, I’m not excusing the fact that planning and preparedness was not where it should be. We’ve known for 20 years about this hurricane, this possibility of this kind of hurricane Picture Quote #1
Well, I mean, congress did originally set the formula for the state grants, and they guaranteed every state a minimum formula. So that was a congressional decision Picture Quote #1
And one of the things we did here was we put the maximum amount of money up front in those cities that were at the greater risk, but that doesn’t mean that we keep rebuilding the same security over and over again Picture Quote #1
And one of the things I want to say, wolf, is we’re 100 days from hurricane season, and we’ve got to start focusing on what we’re going to do to make ourselves ready for the next hurricane Picture Quote #1
And if we make the process political, if we start to make it personal, we’re actually going to frustrate good public policy, in terms of managing this money Picture Quote #1
Even the kinds of ingredients you can find in your own kitchen can be used to make bombs. So the problem is with the people and not with the tools Picture Quote #1
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I have not heard a report of thousands of people in the convention center who don’t have food and water Picture Quote #1
We don’t really have the ability to enforce the law with respect to illegal work in this country in a way that’s truly effective... We haven’t been able to require every employer to enter a system in which they check the work status of their employees and determine whether they’re legal, and without that, we don’t really have the ability to enforce the law with respect to illegal work in this country in a way that’s truly effective. And that would be the single greatest additional weapon we could use if we’re serious about tackling this problem Picture Quote #1
The fact that we have not had a terrorist attack in this country in the last six years is not a cause for complacency or a time to celebrate the end of the struggle. The threat is not going away. The enemy has not lost interest... Fundamentally, we’re in a struggle about ideology. Terrorists want to remake the world in their own image and it is the image that is intolerant of the kinds of institutions that we cherish Picture Quote #1
And it seems to me correct then, and I think it’s correct now, that job one is get the planning done, make sure the buses are there. When that’s done, it’s completely appropriate to go around and tour around and look at the damage Picture Quote #1
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The Department of Defense took 40 years to get where it got  (Michael Chertoff Quotes) 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 Quotes) And if we make the process political, if we start to make it personal, we’re actually going to frustrate good public policy, in terms of managing this money.  (Michael Chertoff Quotes) We’ve 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 Quotes) So, all during the 90s and, you know, for the first half of this decade, we had opportunities to get evacuation plans in place, better communications in place.  (Michael Chertoff Quotes) Al Qaeda is very media-savvy and very focused on what goes on in the global media  (Michael Chertoff Quotes) We now have capabilities in science and technology that raise the very realistic possibility that a small group of terrorists could kill not only thousands of people, as they did on September 11th, but hundreds of thousands of people. And that has changed the dimension of the threat we face  (Michael Chertoff Quotes) We’ve certainly learned a lot of lessons from Katrina, from Rita. Rita was better than Katrina. We’re doing a better job planning. We’re closer - more closely aligned with the Department of Defense. These things would be positive things if we were to have another attack  (Michael Chertoff Quotes) The second is there are some communities that we thought originally would take mobile homes that have decided they don’t want them. and we’re not going to cram mobile homes down the throats of communities in Louisiana and the Gulf - and other parts of the Gulf Coast  (Michael Chertoff Quotes) The larger point is this: We’ve invested over half a billion dollars in New York since this department was stood up. We’ve given New York more money, by more than double, than any other city in the country  (Michael Chertoff Quotes) Last year, new York got $200 million. This year, we’re going to give them $124 million under this particular program. But last year was an artificially elevated number to make up from the very low grant the year before  (Michael Chertoff Quotes) But I think the bottom line right now is to take the constructive criticism and use that to build toward, as I say, the hurricane season that is 100 days away. and we don’t have a lot of time to waste before we start to address that next set of challenges  (Michael Chertoff Quotes) Second, there are two problems with respect to mobile homes in particular. One is we obviously don’t want to put them in a flood plain, because if there’s another flood, you’re going to lose the mobile home  (Michael Chertoff Quotes) So, all during the 90s and, you know, for the first half of this decade, we had opportunities to get evacuation plans in place, better communications in place  (Michael Chertoff Quotes) First, we did rank everybody by risk, and New York comes out number one  (Michael Chertoff Quotes) We’ve 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 Quotes) There really is no vacation from the world in which we live  (Michael Chertoff Quotes) And I have to say, I agree with some of the criticisms that some have made about that state program which allocates the grant money on a very rigid formula all across the country, with a certain percentage to each state  (Michael Chertoff Quotes) Well, I’m not excusing the fact that planning and preparedness was not where it should be. We’ve known for 20 years about this hurricane, this possibility of this kind of hurricane  (Michael Chertoff Quotes) Well, I mean, congress did originally set the formula for the state grants, and they guaranteed every state a minimum formula. So that was a congressional decision  (Michael Chertoff Quotes) And one of the things we did here was we put the maximum amount of money up front in those cities that were at the greater risk, but that doesn’t mean that we keep rebuilding the same security over and over again  (Michael Chertoff Quotes) And one of the things I want to say, wolf, is we’re 100 days from hurricane season, and we’ve got to start focusing on what we’re going to do to make ourselves ready for the next hurricane  (Michael Chertoff Quotes) And if we make the process political, if we start to make it personal, we’re actually going to frustrate good public policy, in terms of managing this money  (Michael Chertoff Quotes) Even the kinds of ingredients you can find in your own kitchen can be used to make bombs. So the problem is with the people and not with the tools  (Michael Chertoff Quotes) I have not heard a report of thousands of people in the convention center who don’t have food and water  (Michael Chertoff Quotes) We don’t really have the ability to enforce the law with respect to illegal work in this country in a way that’s truly effective... We haven’t been able to require every employer to enter a system in which they check the work status of their employees and determine whether they’re legal, and without that, we don’t really have the ability to enforce the law with respect to illegal work in this country in a way that’s truly effective. And that would be the single greatest additional weapon we could use if we’re serious about tackling this problem  (Michael Chertoff Quotes) The fact that we have not had a terrorist attack in this country in the last six years is not a cause for complacency or a time to celebrate the end of the struggle. The threat is not going away. The enemy has not lost interest... Fundamentally, we’re in a struggle about ideology. Terrorists want to remake the world in their own image and it is the image that is intolerant of the kinds of institutions that we cherish  (Michael Chertoff Quotes) And it seems to me correct then, and I think it’s correct now, that job one is get the planning done, make sure the buses are there. When that’s done, it’s completely appropriate to go around and tour around and look at the damage  (Michael Chertoff Quotes)