It's amazing we had so much lead time, but American exceptionalism and the belief that ugly things only happen in other parts of the world caused us to squander

It's amazing we had so much lead time, but American exceptionalism and the belief that ugly things only happen in other parts of the world caused us to squander it all. There's so much we could have done, but we aren't going to fully wake up until the critically ill are packed in hospital hallways.