Political Quotes

“The rationale for that office is several-fold. One, not all of the agencies that will have responsibility for protecting the homeland against terrorism are in the Department of Homeland Security. There are a number of important functions--all of the intelligence agencies, the Department of Defense, the Department of Justice, to mention three, which clearly have a significant role in protecting the homeland--which are not within the Department of Homeland Security. So that creates the need for someone who is in a position of responsibility to coordinate their activities in order to achieve a cohesive, comprehensive plan to protect the people of the United States. That also raises a second necessity, which is that there be a consistent strategic plan of action around which all of these agencies will organize their antiterrorism activities. A third reason why I think this office is important is because we know the resistance that is going to occur to the changes that we are now suggesting.”