well not to excuse FEMA for issues it has had but you are guilty of the same issue many other are, you grossly underestimate the true scope of the problem you a

well not to excuse FEMA for issues it has had but you are guilty of the same issue many other are, you grossly underestimate the true scope of the problem you are suggesting we gear up for. I remember all the bellyaching over the response to Katrina and FEMA if not other Federal agencies which paid lip service to the area affected but not the realization of that meant. Hint, the affected area was the size of Great Britain. Comparing how China does it ignores that we don't truly know how China does it. We get what comes out of China and then end up having to rely on sources that may not be reputable for more truth. They simply can make history what they want it to be, even WHO didn't stand up to them as others have completely collapsed when it comes to pursuing cornavirus and previous flu related strains that just magically appear in China. Back to FEMA. Understand that each state and locality all also contribute to disaster preparedness but it all comes down to what will likely happen and how to get resources to the affected groups. Many of these groups are loathe towards any relinquishment of authority to the Federal government; heck some cities don't even care for state intervention. Worse some of the combativeness occurs just because of political party differences! So coordinate your national response with fifty states and how many cities? We are setup so that a Federal government cannot just curb stomp a state's rights. By the way, not only do we spend nearly a trillion on defense but that is less than twenty percent of the Federal expenditure. There is a lot of money that can be better used but the default of just blaming the defense budget grows less and less useful when as a percentage of the budget it is falling behind; not fast enough but both parties seem quite willing to prop it up