Lee H. Hamilton
Lee H. Hamilton
Lee Herbert Hamiltonis a former member of the United States House of Representatives and currently a member of the U.S. Homeland Security Advisory Council. A member of the Democratic Party, Hamilton represented the 9th congressional district of Indiana from 1965 to 1999. Following his departure from Congress he has served on a number of governmental advisory boards, most notably as the vice chairman of the 9/11 Commission...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionPolitician
Date of Birth20 April 1931
CountryUnited States of America
The structure of the intelligence community has not changed since 9/11. The commission believes the status quo is unacceptable, ... This legislation is necessary to make the American people safer and more secure. We believe it must be enacted before the 108th Congress adjourns.
We want to understand what went wrong and what steps have been taken to make the American people safe and more secure.
There are so many competing priorities. And it's awfully hard to keep people focused on something like this.
But in the end our government usually - not unfailingly - is responsive to the people; and usually - not always - will try to do what is right.
For decades the American people have had an addiction to oil and gas.
One half of the world's people live on less than two dollars a day. This should concern our national security policy as well as our conscience.
Aid can work where there is good governance, and usually fails where governments are unable or unwilling to commit aid to improve the lives of their people.
What struck me after Katrina was we were not as safe as I thought we were,
The status quo failed us. Reform is an urgent matter, and reform must not wait until the next attack.
Is it countries that harbor or develop weapons of mass destruction? Is it only countries that harbor terrorists? What really are the targets that we're aiming at in this war on terrorism?
Our sense is that the commission supports reform of the intelligence community, but we have come to no judgment about the nature of reform that we will recommend.
We are a mobile, dynamic society. We depend upon open, accessible transportation systems. Terrorists know that. It's the reason they target transportation, and it's why we must stop them.
I was personally kind of discouraged with that statement. This is not a new problem.
It is fair to ask how long the FBI will take to reform itself ... The terrorists will not wait,