George W. Bush Quotes


We are fully prepared!


Context

The next day, the hurricane struck and with the exception of the Coast Guard, the entire Federal mechanism for handling emergencies and natural disasters collapsed – especially FEMA, showing that Bush and his appointees were clearly not prepared. Neither were the state or local authorities and death and suffering was horrendous.


Citations

George W. Bush, 43rd President of the United States, Son of President George W. Bush, Statement right after the Director of the National Hurricane Center briefed Federal & State officials on the disaster potential of Hurricane Katrina

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George W. Bush
  • Born: July 6, 1946
  • Nationality: American
  • Profession: Former President of the U.S., Former Governor of Texas, Politician, Attorney

George Walker Bush is an American politician and businessman who served as the 43rd president of the United States from 2001 to 2009. A member of the Republican Party, Bush previously served as the 46th governor of Texas from 1995 to 2000. He was born into the Bush family; his father, George H. W. Bush, was the 41st president of the United States from 1989 to 1993.