Much of this failure is the result of the Bush administration’s policies, which effectively eroded the capacities of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), the government agency primarily responsible for dealing with disasters. Obsessed with the war on terror as well as an ideology of privatizing the functions of government, the administration systematically sapped FEMA’s long-term ability to prevent disaster or at least cushion the blows when prevention is not possible.
这些问题都是布什政府所推行政策的结果，这些政策大大削弱了负责应对灾难的主要政府机构，联邦紧急措施署（FEMA）的救灾能力。由于反恐战争和政府职能私有化理念的困扰，政府全面削减了联邦紧急措施署预防长期灾害，或至少在预防无效的情况下减轻灾害后果的能力。