NPR recently published highlights from an interview with the vice president of international services at the American Red Cross. The interview features some rather bizarre statements.
What about recovery efforts? How will those differ?
Anzalone: For better or for worse, when people look at the U.S. response system, we have a very mature federal disaster response system, starting with FEMA [the Federal Emergency Management Agency]. It’s a machine. Immediately before landfall of Hurricane Harvey, the governor of Texas requested aid for long-term recovery projects.
For better or for worse? How could having a mature federal disaster response system be a bad thing? Is the Red Cross worried about FEMA death camps?
Is one disaster more urgent than the other?
Anzalone: No one life is greater than the other.
A fine sentiment, to be sure, but what on earth does it have to do with the question?
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