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I find the developments in Yemen not only deeply disappointing but of enormous concern to us, especially given the capabilities and the expertise of the people who were there.

And so our allies in Saudi Arabia face as great, if not a greater, threat by virtue of this escape than we do.

Two in South Asia, two in Southeast Asia.

We are disappointed that they were all housed together. We are disappointed that their restrictions in prison weren't more stringent.

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.

It's our understanding now that it was too difficult to get enough operatives for both the East and West Coast plots at the same time.

The problem is you can't share these details when you have operational leads. It takes time.

I reject outright the suggestion that president Bush was anything less than fully involved.

As you know, President Bush was highly engaged in the preparation and response effort, beginning when Katrina was a tropical storm off the coast of Florida.

It was bin Laden who decided that it should just focus on the East Coast, and that the West Coast should be held in abeyance ... as a follow-on attack. It's our understanding now that it was too difficult to get enough operatives for both the East and West Coast plots at the same time.

It was the president who acknowledged the response to Hurricane Katrina was insufficient, and it was the president who first sought the lessons learned.

In truly catastrophic events state and locals may be incapacitated or overwhelmed or even worse.

Though there will be tragedies we cannot prevent, we can improve our preparedness and response to reduce future loss and preserve life. And while we will work diligently to implement immediate improvements, it is important to recognize that the true transformation envisioned in this report will require a sustained commitment over time by the federal government as well as by state and local governments that have essential duties in responding to disasters.

If you have integrated the National Guard and active duty forces this shouldn't be an issue.

When state and local responders are overwhelmed and incapacitated it may be that our military is the last resort.

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