Frances Townsend
Frances Townsend
Frances M. Fragos Townsendis the former Homeland Security Advisor to United States President George W. Bush and TV personality. Townsend was appointed to this position by President Bush on May 28, 2004. Her resignation was announced November 19, 2007. She chaired the Homeland Security Council and reported to the President on homeland security policy and counterterrorism policy. She previously served as Deputy Assistant to the President and Deputy National Security Advisor for Combating Terrorism. In 2008 she joined CNN as...
came hurricane national plan response rewrite
In response to Hurricane Katrina, the National Response Plan came up short. We need to rewrite the NRP so it is workable and so it is clear.
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I reject outright the suggestion that president Bush was anything less than fully involved.
needs revision
I haven't presumed that there needs to be a revision of the Stafford or Insurrection Act,
events state truly
In truly catastrophic events state and locals may be incapacitated or overwhelmed or even worse.
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If you have integrated the National Guard and active duty forces this shouldn't be an issue.
named partners respect
We've not named them, because, frankly, they don't want to be named. They are partners and we respect that, so we're not naming them.
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Two in South Asia, two in Southeast Asia.
demand state strong terrorism
We must be unanimous in our strong condemnation of such state sponsorship of terrorism and demand its end in our lifetime.
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When we talk about integrated use of the military, we're not just talking about active forces. We also have to make maximum use of the state National Guards.
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If it were that simple, it would have been easier. There were numerous reports about the levees. Most of them were inconsistent.
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The problem is you can't share these details when you have operational leads. It takes time.
prison
We are disappointed that they were all housed together. We are disappointed that their restrictions in prison weren't more stringent.
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We can improve the response. We can make it faster and more efficient, and that's the focus of the 125 recommendations, which are really broken into 17 different areas.
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When the civilized world demonstrated its determination, the Libyan government correctly judged its own interests, and the American people are safer.