On the eve of the 8th anniversary of one of the most dreadful days in American history, Homeland Security Chief Janet Napolitano puts it best: “We have come a long way, but we have a ways to go.”
By Lois Romano
Washington Post Staff Writer
WASHINGTON — On the eve of the anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks, here’s what keeps the secretary of homeland security up at night: Complacency,” Janet Napolitano says without missing a beat.
“The fact that it has been eight years since 9/11, and people just assume the government is going to take care of that. . . . Safety, security is a shared responsibility. It doesn’t take much for everybody just to take a deep breath and say, ‘Okay, what would I need to do to be prepared?’ ”
