George Haddow Quotes

You're never going to get around the fact that the local officials are going to be the first responders. My concern is they're going to bring in the military to handle the response. They don't know the lay of the land. That's why the local officials are there.

- George Haddow

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After Sept. 11 they got so focused on terrorism they effectively marginalized the capability of FEMA. It's no surprise that they're not capable of managing the federal government's response to this kind of disaster. - George Haddow

None of this addresses the central failing. We don't know who is in charge of federal response. - George Haddow

It was just a matter of time before something like this happened... You've got a system from top to bottom that's been deconstructed. - George Haddow