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.