You need to carry out very careful pre-feasibility and feasibility studies before you enter any crisis situation.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
Don't wait until you're in a crisis to come up with a crisis plan.
It's difficult when you're an appointee of any administration to publicly come out and say before a crisis occurs to say that we need to do X, Y and Z to avoid a crisis, because you probably wouldn't be around very long if you did that.
Close scrutiny will show that most 'crisis situations' are opportunities to either advance, or stay where you are.
Is the proposed operation likely to succeed? What might the consequences of failure? Is it in the realm of practicability in terms of material and supplies?
I seek as much as I can to mitigate risk.
It is vital that the entire international system is ready to meet the challenges of future disasters.
You have to take risks.
One should proceed with caution. We may simply not be wise enough to do some of the kinds of engineering things that people are talking about doing.
In crises the most daring course is often safest.
You need a real crisis before you have reforms.