Terrorism first and foremost is a psychological weapon aimed at undermining policies and values. It's a tough balance.

The trick is to balance core traditional values with economic tribal development.

When Homeland Security came, everything became terrorism. There's no balance.

It's so much more complicated than everyone's making it out to be. The federal response has been quite coordinated. It's how it interfaces with the state and local.

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,

We have trained against similar scenarios, but it's not the same as a crisis unfolding before your eyes.