On 9/30/17 8:48 AM, justan wrote:
Keyser Soze Wrote in message:
On 9/30/17 7:41 AM, Mr. Luddite wrote:
On 9/29/2017 9:27 AM, Keyser Soze wrote:

...with what the United States government is actually doing on an
hourly and daily basis to help beleaguered Puerto Rico. I've heard all
the excuses, but the reality is we have the wherewithal to bring in
the planes to transport the goods and the off-road trucks to deliver
those goods and the earth-moving equipment to make the roads passable.
We also have hundreds of helicopters available to transport food, ice
and medicine everywhere on the island.

Yeah, it's a big ocean, but this isn't the 1700s.


I suppose you think all this equipment is staged, ready to be
immediately deployed in the event a major hurricane hits a place like
Puerto Rico.

How long do you think it takes to consolidate and load all this
equipment for transport to Puerto Rico? Military ships must be unloaded
first to make room for equipment and supplies. Be aware that the
majority of US Navy ships are DLG's and realistically cannot carry the
amount of supplies needed nor can they offer mobile hospitals, water
generation, or fuel. So, other types of ships of which there are far
fewer must be used and even they are not designed for this purpose. They
are doing the best they can do under the circumstances.

This disaster in Puerto Rico may be the straw that broke the camel's
back and cause Congress to start statehood status proceedings. For the
first time in history, the majority of the residents in Puerto Rico
voted for statehood in 2012. Prior to that the "status quo" position
always won. The Puerto Rican government is bankrupt, the power and
light company that serves the island is bankrupt and the people have had
enough.


It was apparent days ahead of time that the huge storm had PR squarely
in its sights. Troops, food, generators, medicine, could have been flown
in ahead of time and staged at the major airports. More military
airlifts could have started flowing in the next day once all runways
were cleared. There's still not enough menn/women and materials to get
the jobs done. Portable cell towers need to be set up in hospitals,
towns, et cetera. The federal government needs to hire on a temp basis
any able-bodied man or woman who wants to aid in the clean-up, and pay
them weekly or bi-weekly. Mayors of towns need federal liaison personnel
assigned to them. The list is endless.

Trump's lack of leadership, compassion, interest, and empathy has ****ed
this up. Today, the moron was complaining about the mayor of San Juan
while he was getting ready for his ****ing golf game.

Trump is an international embarrassment. That you support him while he
wallows in his colossal ineptitude and is surrounded by his corrupt
administration officials speaks volumes about you.


Trump admires Governor Rick Scott. Rick will aid Pres. Trump in
understanding and implementing disaster preparedness and relief.
It's nice to have top performers working with you and not against
you.


Rick Scott, the most corrupt governor in the United States, along with
his bribe-taking attorney general. Sheesh.