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 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,

And they will tell you unequivocally that if we have a chemical or biological attack or a nuclear attack anywhere in this country, they are unprepared to deal with it today, and that is of high urgency.

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 country is big enough and strong enough to prepare for both.

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.