FEMA Spends More Preparing for Terrorism Than Hurricanes

Re:FEMA Spends More Preparing for Terrorism Than Hurricanes by malandrew on Thursday August 27, 2020 @12:45PM (#24295545)

> It really shouldn’t be the FEMAs job to weigh disasters based on political impact; that’s not their mandate. Their job is to help with disasters, and with hurricanes being so common they should focus their efforts there.

And the moment a terrorist act happens that FEMA is unprepared for because they prioritized hurricanes, everyone at FEMA will be replaced with those that do prioritize terrorist attacks because at the end of the day people will demand that.

You can't just blame those in power when the general populace will demand the same decision.

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Re:FEMA Spends More Preparing for Terrorism Than Hurricanes by saagarjha on Thursday August 27, 2020 @02:03PM (#24296597)

> the general populace will demand the same decision

That's debatable.

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Re:FEMA Spends More Preparing for Terrorism Than Hurricanes by ashtonkem on Thursday August 27, 2020 @02:08PM (#24296651)

I would much more expect that a terrorist attack would result on a lot more pressure on DHS and other agencies tasked with anti-terrorism responsibilities, rather than FEMA.

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Re:FEMA Spends More Preparing for Terrorism Than Hurricanes by malandrew on Thursday August 27, 2020 @03:22PM (#24297573)

anti-terrorism activities is complementary to terrorist act response. One is prevention and the other is treatment. The treatment for an act of terror is not dissimilar to the treatment for an act of god. There's a lot of overlap.

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