부시 대 국민 연설 발췌

가정을 떠나고 친구를 떠나고 정겨운 모든 것으로부터 떠나 있는

허리케인과 홍수의 희생자 여러분들께서는 온 나라가 관심을 기울여

손을 모으고 있으며, 앞으로 나아가는 길 역시도 결코 혼자가 아니심을

아셔야한다고 이 밤 말씀드림니다 상실의 무거운 짐을 진 분들 이 나라는께깊은 연민의 정을 전해 드림니다. 이 긴급 재난에 봉사하시고 희생하시는

여러분께는 온 국민의 감사를 드리는 바입니다.허리케인이 할키고 지나 간

지역이 필요로하는 모든 것을 우리는 다 할 것이며 재건이 필요로 하는

그 날 까지 2천억불 혹그 이상을 지원하며 우리는 함께 머물 것입니다.

연방 기금은 주로 피해지역 인프라 복구비로 쓰여질 것이다. 걸프 연안에서행해지는 재건축은 세계에서 가장 거대한 재건축 복구추진 건축 중 하나가

될 것이다. 국민 여러분 우리가 아는 그런 일반 류의 허리케인도 아니고

상상할 수 있는 그 정도의 재앙도 아님니다 그러니 그 소생조직기구 역시도

일반적인 그런 비슷한 것이 되어서는 안되지 않겠습니까

Bush to Unveil Gulf Coast Rebuilding Plan

AP - 41 minutes ago

NEW ORLEANS - President Bush was expected to tell the nation Thursday night the government would pay most of the costs of rebuilding the hurricane-ravaged Gulf Coast in one of the largest reconstruction projects the world has ever seen ? estimated to cost $200 billion or beyond. He was also expected to acknowledge his administration had failed to respond adequately to the disaster.

Excerpts From Bush Speech on Katrina

By The Associated Press Thu Sep 15, 6:14 PM ET

Excerpts from President Bush's speech to the nation on Hurricane Katrina, as released by the White House in advance of its delivery Thursday in New Orleans:

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"Tonight so many victims of the hurricane and the flood are far from home and friends and familiar things. You need to know that our whole nation cares about you ? and in the journey ahead you are not alone. To all who carry a burden of loss, I extend the deepest sympathy of our country. To every person who has served and sacrificed in this emergency, I offer the gratitude of our country. And tonight I also offer this pledge of the American people: Throughout the area hit by the hurricane, we will do what it takes, we will stay as long as it takes to help citizens rebuild their communities and their lives. And all who question the future of the Crescent City need to know: There is no way to imagine America without New Orleans, and this great city will rise again."

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"The federal government will undertake a close partnership with the states of Louisiana and Mississippi, the city of New Orleans, and other Gulf Coast cities, so they can rebuild in a sensible, well planned way. Federal funds will cover the great majority of the costs of repairing public infrastructure in the disaster zone, from roads and bridges to schools and water systems. Our goal is to get the work done quickly. And taxpayers expect this work to be done honestly and wisely ? so we will have a team of inspector generals reviewing all expenditures."

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"The work that has begun in the Gulf Coast region will be one of the largest reconstruction efforts the world has ever seen. When that job is done, all Americans will have something to be very proud of ? and all Americans are needed in this common effort."

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"The government of this nation will do its part as well. Our cities must have clear and up-to-date plans for responding to natural disasters, disease outbreaks, or terrorist attack for evacuating large numbers of people in an emergency and for providing the food, water, and security they would need. In a time of terror threats and weapons of mass destruction, the danger to our citizens reaches much wider than a fault line or a flood plain. I consider detailed emergency planning to be a national security priority."

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" I also want to know all the facts about the government response to Hurricane Katrina. The storm involved a massive flood, a major supply and security operation, and an evacuation order affecting more than a million people. It was not a normal hurricane and the normal disaster relief system was not equal to it."