69 Quotes by Lee H. Hamilton

What struck me after Katrina was we were not as safe as I thought we were,

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.

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?

The status quo failed us. Reform is an urgent matter, and reform must not wait until the next attack.

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.

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.

depression that we haven't done better, that we didn't learn more than we did from 9/11.

A number of our recommendations were in the area of emergency preparedness. Had they been executed, the death toll would have been lower.

The U.S. should support the historic Gaza withdrawal as a first step toward a final settlement: a permanent Palestinian state in Gaza and nearly all of the West Bank.