President Bush said Wednesday his administration was moving quickly to save lives and provide sustenance to uncounted victims of Hurricane Katrina but recovery "will take years" from the storm that laid waste to the Gulf Coast.
"We're dealing with one of the worst national disasters in our nation's history," he said at the news conference hours after an aerial tour of the area.
"This is going to be a difficult road," he added, and made it clear the impact could broaden well past the four states along the battered coast. "Our citizens must understand this storm has disrupted the capacity to make gasoline and to distribute gasoline," the president said.
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