Coast Guard admiral: United effort vital for disaster response
(tradeonly) The country needs an "agile and flexible" government to respond to
disasters such as the Gulf oil spill and Hurricane Katrina, according
to the man in charge of both response efforts. "The more we can create that unity of effort, the better off we'll
be," retired Coast Guard Adm. Thad W. Allen, national incident
commander for the Gulf oil spill response, said in an interview with
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