The fact that Mr. Giuliani was a prosecutor prepared him in many ways that are not always obvious. For example, when a complex criminal case had to be prosecuted, Mr. Giuliani had to be prepared to answer many questions about the case. He had to defend his beliefs in the case. He had to state what he believed was the correct interpretation of the case, and what should be done to those accused of committing the crime. This is not always easy, personally or professionally. This skill is similar to being Mayor of a large, city because such a position requires the ability to interpret situations and make decisions based on one’s own opinions.

Therefore, taking charge on a criminal case may involve going against the public for a brief time, while trying to protect the public from that criminal or terrorist who is being pros

Time, November 3, 2001, pages 23-25, “Giuliani in the Spotlight”

This does not mean Mayor Giuliani gets all the credit for solving the problems created by the 9-11-01 attacks. Far from it. Thousands of people or more contributed to helping us stabilize. The point is that Mayor Giuliani stood in front of everyone else to represent the city and people of New York, as well as all Americans and other citizens of the world, all of whom were wounded both physically and emotionally by the 9-11-01 attacks. Mayor Giuliani commanded respect when he spoke on these issues, and handled the many tasks that he had to deal with in an affective, professional, mature manner. This cannot be said of all politicians in much easier situations.

For example, for years there had been fights back and forth between City Hall and the city unions that run police, fire, ambulance, sanitation and other services. Mayor Giuliani was always involved in one dispute or another with these vital services branches of the city government. When the terrorist attacks occurred, he had to communicate well with all of them, put their differences behind them, and get things done in a short time. This was not very easy to do. There was no one who could tell him how best to accomplish these tasks under these circumstances, because no one had ever been through what he was going through. For all of that pressure to be on one person is extremely painful.

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