"Former Mayor Rudy Giuliani, who guided New York through the dark days after Sept. 11, said there is no place for second-guessing during an emergency, and he is not interested in criticizing the way government officials handled Hurricane Katrina and its aftermath.
"Giuliani said before a speech Tuesday that it is too soon to draw any conclusions about whether the agencies that responded took too long or who was responsible. When the situation stabilizes, he said, the nation can examine the rescue efforts.
"'I don't know that I'd want, at this point, to be a critic,' he said, according to The Virginian-Pilot newspaper. Later, he added, 'I didn't think it was particularly helpful when I was going through this that people were second-guessing me while it was still going on.'" ...
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Thursday, September 8, 2005
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