Barack Obama On Responding To A Terrorist Attack

In An April 2007 Debate, Obama Said He Would Respond To A Terrorist Attack By Reviewing Emergency Response Procedures, Not Retaliating. NBC's Brian Williams:

"Senator Obama, if, God forbid a thousand times, while we were gathered here tonight, we learned that two American cities had been hit simultaneously by terrorists, and we further learned beyond the shadow of a doubt it had been the work of al Qaeda, how would you change the U.S. military stance overseas as a result?"

Obama: "Well, the first thing we'd have to do is make sure that we've got an effective emergency response, something that this administration failed to do when we had a hurricane in New Orleans. And I think that we have to review how w e operate in the event of not only a natural disaster, but also a terrorist attack." (Sen. Barack Obama, Democrat Presidential Candidate Debate, Orangeburg, SC, 4/26/07)

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