Definitely.
While I am a bit uneasy with this, I also believe that a Homeland Security dept. was not enough......it just combined the agencies, but nobody was still really accountable for all of them. Ridge is too busy just trying to keep the agencies talking to eachother and consolodating info to be able to really take charge and command of them all. Homeland helps a ton....and almost is enough....but I don't think quite enough.
RESPONSE TO TERRORISM
Bush on Commission Recs
Speaking in the White House Rose Garden with DHS Sec. Tom Ridge, Pres. Bush speaks about what steps he will be taking with regard to the recommendations made by the Sept. 11 Commission in their final report a few weeks ago.