U.S. President George W. Bush (C) visits NORAD's U.S. Northern Command to receive a briefing and to monitor possible damage and destruction to the Gulf region of the United States by Hurricane Rita while in Colorado Springs, Colorado, September 24, 2005. From L-R are: Secretary of Homeland Security Michael Chertoff, Bush, and U.S. Navy Admiral Tim Keating. (Larry Downing/Reuters)
http://news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/050924/photos_ts/2005_09_24t110512_450x322_us_ritaU.S. President George W. Bush arrives at Peterson Air Force Base in Colorado and talks with U.S. Navy Admiral Tim Keating (R) before visiting NORAD's U.S. Northern Command to receive a briefing and to monitor possible damage and destruction to the Gulf region of the United States by Hurricane Rita while in Colorado Springs, Colorado, September 23, 2005. (Larry Downing/Reuters)
http://news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/050924/photos_ts/2005_09_23t212527_450x325_us_rita_bushU.S. President George W. Bush arrives at Peterson Air Force Base in Colorado for a briefing at NORAD's U.S. Northern Command Colorado Springs, Colorado, September 23, 2005. Bush, eager to show he is in command of the federal response to Hurricane Rita, abruptly canceled a trip to Texas on Friday to avoid interfering with emergency relief plans for the storm. Instead of traveling to San Antonio, Bush was in Colorado Springs, Colorado, where he was to spend Friday night at the U.S. Northern Command at Peterson Air Force Base. (Larry Downing/Reuters)
http://news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/050924/photos_pl/2005_09_23t212515_334x450_us_rita_bushU.S. President George W. Bush listens to a briefing on Hurricane Rita at NORAD's U.S. Command in Colorado Springs, Colorado September 23, 2005. Next to the president is Secretary of Homeland Security Michael Chertoff (2nd L). Bush, eager to show he is in command of the federal response to Hurricane Rita, abruptly canceled a trip to Texas on Friday to avoid interfering with emergency relief plans for the storm. Instead of traveling to San Antonio, Bush was in Colorado Springs, Colorado, where he was to spend Friday night at the U.S. Northern Command at Peterson Air Force Base. (Larry Downing/Reuters)
http://news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/050924/photos_pl/2005_09_23t212535_348x450_us_rita_bushU.S. President George W. Bush (C) speaks following a briefing at NORAD's U.S. Northern Command while monitoring possible damage and destruction to the Gulf region of the U.S. by Hurricane Rita while in Colorado Springs, Colorado, September 24, 2005. Seated from front L-R are: Secretary of Homeland Security Michael Chertoff, President Bush, and U.S. Navy Admiral Tim Keating. REUTERS/Larry Downing