Opinion - StatesmanJournal.com: "Red Cross receives undeserved criticism for disaster response
BETSY BELSHAW
January 20, 2006
One of the unfortunate developments in this country over the past few years has been our propensity to blame organizations and their leaders for what we perceive (from 15-second spots on television) to be performance below our expectations. The latest victim is the American Red Cross.
Believe me, as a Red Cross volunteer, I know from experience that we volunteers and professionals are not perfect. However, what we faced with Katrina and Rita was not a disaster; it was a catastrophe. The most recent huge hurricane to stretch us painfully was Andrew in 1991. Katrina and Rita were 20 times Andrew."
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