President Bush answers a reporter's question about what Americans should think about the nation's disaster and/or terrorism preparedness in light of the response to Hurricane Katrina.

Discussion Questions

1. Why is it significant that the President took responsibility for the response to Katrina? What is the government’s responsibility in natural disasters?
2. What did he mean when he said learning what went wrong is in the national interest?
3. To whom did the President offer praise? How does the content of those remarks relate to his one of his roles?
4. What are the implications in the way you now view the nation's Homeland Security preparedness? What have you learned from the government's response to Katrina?