"Natural disasters are not national security issues. The new strategy [NSHS 2007] places undue emphasis on responding to natural disasters. The federal government does have responsibilities in this area, and use of homeland security instruments like the Coast Guard and the National Guard is appropriate in disaster response efforts. However, hurricanes are not national security threats. Treating them as such threatens to cede greater power and authority to the executive branch. The expanded emphasis on natural disasters in the revised strategy was a knee-jerk reaction to criticism over the response to Katrina rather than a necessary change in strategic focus. The original homeland security strategy stressed that national disaster systems should be structured to respond to "all hazards," both natural and manmade. That strategic guidance was sufficient". (Carafano, 10 Oct. 2007, p. 1) [BWB Note: The words "Disaster," "Natural," and "Catastrophe" do not appear in The National Security Strategy of the United States].