If we have a disaster -- and we think it is quite probable in the next 20-25 years -- we're not prepared to deal with it,

I think all bets are off, ... Who knows what's next?

What we found out with Katrina is that the country is still unable to deal with disaster, ... God forbid this happens in San Francisco.

If you have a major disaster involving hundreds of thousands, or in this case millions of people, whether it be a natural disaster or an act of terrorism, the first 72 hours are going to be totally chaotic no matter what you plan to do.

This may sound trite, but bad things happen to good people, and when you're facing terrorism, natural disaster, you can have every wonderful plan in place, but I am a realist.

The problem the administration has is that the predicates it laid down for the war have not played out. That could spell political trouble for the president, there's no question.