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How About We Give The Administrations Puerto Rican Relief Efforts a Chance?

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I'm appalled at the off the wall reaction regarding relief efforts for Puerto Rico.

First it was a knee-jerk reaction to his "Ocean" tweet:

...Trump said the Hurricane Maria disaster relief effort in Puerto Rico has been complicated because the island is “surrounded by water.” “This is an island, surrounded by water. Big water. Ocean water”.
Trump slams Puerto Rico: ?They want everything to be done for them? | TheHill

Mass commentary on how juvenile his comment was, calling the water surrounding Puerto Rico "ocean water" when "everybody knows it is in the Caribbean Sea." Yuck yuck..."another idiot comment!" :roll:

1. As I pointed out in a thread, the term "Ocean" also applies to the entire contiguous body of salt water on this planet:

The World Ocean or global ocean (colloquially the sea or the ocean) is the interconnected system of Earth's oceanic waters, and comprises the bulk of the hydrosphere, covering almost 71% of Earth's surface.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_Ocean

2. Look at any map of the area. Puerto Rico's northern shores are on the Atlantic Ocean and the southern coast borders the Caribbean Sea.

So on THIS point, Trump was apparently correct..

Next is the over-the-top response to this tweet:

The mayor of San Juan, who was very complimentary only a few days ago, has now been told by the Democrats that you must be nasty to Trump,” Trump tweeted. "Such poor leadership ability by the mayor of San Juan, and others in Puerto Rico, who are not able to get their workers to help." "They*want everything to be done for them when it should be a community effort," he continued. "10,000 Federal workers now on Island doing a fantastic job."
Trump slams Puerto Rico: ?They want everything to be done for them? | TheHill

1. The President was clearly referring to the mayor of San Juan, and other "leaders;" NOT the general population of Puerto Rico. Only people pre-disposed to see things in the worst possible light could think he was "slamming Puerto Rico."

2. I have to shake my head in amazement at all those arm-chair generals and arm-chair disaster relief managers who they think they know better as to how relief efforts can and should be handled.

People keep saying "we are the greatest most powerful blah! blah! blah!" without the slightest understanding about supply and logistics, and how they might affect disaster relief.

In the first place, it DOES matter that Puerto Rico is an island, as it is located 1032 miles (855 nautical miles) from Miami Florida. https://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/distances.html?n=226

Unlike responding to disasters in Texas and Florida, Puerto Rico is only accessible by air or sea. That sets the first logistical limit.

In the second place, we don't have unlimited access to planes, ships, and supplies. That sets the second logistical limit

The government does not have immediate access to all the naval and air transport assets in it's arsenal, as the bulk of them are assigned strategic missions supporting our troops and commitments overseas. Calling them back takes time, and must be limited to those not necessary to maintaining our overseas obligations.

That leaves merchant marine and private airline assets. Yet these are for-profit assets already commuted to commercial duties. Business is about the bottom line, and usually prefers "token" charity that won't upset their income stream. To divert their assets for disaster relief would degrade other transportation commitments, and also cost the government money.

That money has to be allocated by Congress. Anyone notice how Congress was less than cooperative with Mr. Trump's efforts to allocate funds for Texas and Florida relief?

So, let's say we can gather enough planes and ships to start ferrying needs resources to the island, what do we face there? The island's infrastructure is damaged. That sets the third logistical limit.

We need to get Army and Navy engineers on site to rebuild. Now according to all reports there are already at least 7,000 military personnel there along with another 3,000 FEMA personnel. Those numbers are growing, and they are working hand over fist to fix the infrastructure as quickly as they can.

Those are only a few of the problems this kind of effort is facing, yet all those arm-chair advisors know what's best and what the government should be doing. :roll:

how about stop going into a frenzy, always assuming the worst...and try to exercise a little restraint? Reacting to MSM propaganda based on assumption bias isn't helping IMO. :coffeepap:
 
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Is there any bad thing that happens anywhere on the planet where the real victim isn't Donald Trump?
 
I'm appalled at the off the wall reaction regarding relief efforts for Puerto Rico.

First it was a knee-jerk reaction to his "Ocean" tweet:

Trump slams Puerto Rico: ?They want everything to be done for them? | TheHill

Mass commentary on how juvenile his comment was, calling the water surrounding Puerto Rico "ocean water" when "everybody knows it is in the Caribbean Sea." Yuck yuck..."another idiot comment!" :roll:

1. As I pointed out in a thread, the term "Ocean" also applies to the entire contiguous body of salt water on this planet:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_Ocean

2. Look at any map of the area. Puerto Rico's northern shores are on the Atlantic Ocean and the southern coast borders the Caribbean Sea.

So on THIS point, Trump was apparently correct..

Next is the over-the-top response to this tweet:

Trump slams Puerto Rico: ?They want everything to be done for them? | TheHill

1. The President was clearly referring to the mayor of San Juan, and other "leaders;" NOT the general population of Puerto Rico. Only people pre-disposed to see things in the worst possible light could think he was "slamming Puerto Rico."

2. I have to shake my head in amazement at all those arm-chair generals and arm-chair disaster relief managers who they think they know better as to how relief efforts can and should be handled.

People keep saying "we are the greatest most powerful blah! blah! blah!" without the slightest understanding about supply and logistics, and how they might affect disaster relief.

In the first place, it DOES matter that Puerto Rico is an island, as it is located 1032 miles (855 nautical miles) from Miami Florida. https://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/distances.html?n=226

Unlike responding to disasters in Texas and Florida, Puerto Rico is only accessible by air or sea. That sets the first logistical limit.

In the second place, we don't have unlimited access to planes, ships, and supplies. That sets the second logistical limit

The government does not have immediate access to all the naval and air transport assets in it's arsenal, as the bulk of them are assigned strategic missions supporting our troops and commitments overseas. Calling them back takes time, and must be limited to those not necessary to maintaining our overseas obligations.

That leaves merchant marine and private airline assets. Yet these are for-profit assets already commuted to commercial duties. Business is about the bottom line, and usually prefers "token" charity that won't upset their income stream. To divert their assets for disaster relief would degrade other transportation commitments, and also cost the government money.

That money has to be allocated by Congress. Anyone notice how Congress was less than cooperative with Mr. Trump's efforts to allocate funds for Texas and Florida relief?

So, let's say we can gather enough planes and ships to start ferrying needs resources to the island, what do we face there? The island's infrastructure is damaged. That sets the third logistical limit.

We need to get Army and Navy engineers on site to rebuild. Now according to all reports there are already at least 7,000 military personnel there along with another 3,000 FEMA personnel. Those numbers are growing, and they are working hand over fist to fix the infrastructure as quickly as they can.

Those are only a few of the problems this kind of effort is facing, yet all those arm-chair advisors know what's best and what the government should be doing. :roll:

how about stop going into a frenzy, always assuming the worst...and try to exercise a little restraint? Reacting to MSM propaganda based on assumption bias isn't helping IMO. :coffeepap:

How about Trump just shuts the f*** up for a change?
 
As I said in a different thread Trump had the smarts to transfer command to the military, which he did Thursday, because FEMA is not equipped to deal with complete devastation off shore with barely a functioning government in place.

That alone deserves applause.
 
I'm appalled at the off the wall reaction regarding relief efforts for Puerto Rico.

First it was a knee-jerk reaction to his "Ocean" tweet:

Trump slams Puerto Rico: ?They want everything to be done for them? | TheHill

Mass commentary on how juvenile his comment was, calling the water surrounding Puerto Rico "ocean water" when "everybody knows it is in the Caribbean Sea." Yuck yuck..."another idiot comment!" :roll:

1. As I pointed out in a thread, the term "Ocean" also applies to the entire contiguous body of salt water on this planet:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_Ocean

2. Look at any map of the area. Puerto Rico's northern shores are on the Atlantic Ocean and the southern coast borders the Caribbean Sea.

So on THIS point, Trump was apparently correct..

Next is the over-the-top response to this tweet:

Trump slams Puerto Rico: ?They want everything to be done for them? | TheHill

1. The President was clearly referring to the mayor of San Juan, and other "leaders;" NOT the general population of Puerto Rico. Only people pre-disposed to see things in the worst possible light could think he was "slamming Puerto Rico."

2. I have to shake my head in amazement at all those arm-chair generals and arm-chair disaster relief managers who they think they know better as to how relief efforts can and should be handled.

People keep saying "we are the greatest most powerful blah! blah! blah!" without the slightest understanding about supply and logistics, and how they might affect disaster relief.

In the first place, it DOES matter that Puerto Rico is an island, as it is located 1032 miles (855 nautical miles) from Miami Florida. https://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/distances.html?n=226

Unlike responding to disasters in Texas and Florida, Puerto Rico is only accessible by air or sea. That sets the first logistical limit.

In the second place, we don't have unlimited access to planes, ships, and supplies. That sets the second logistical limit

The government does not have immediate access to all the naval and air transport assets in it's arsenal, as the bulk of them are assigned strategic missions supporting our troops and commitments overseas. Calling them back takes time, and must be limited to those not necessary to maintaining our overseas obligations.

That leaves merchant marine and private airline assets. Yet these are for-profit assets already commuted to commercial duties. Business is about the bottom line, and usually prefers "token" charity that won't upset their income stream. To divert their assets for disaster relief would degrade other transportation commitments, and also cost the government money.

That money has to be allocated by Congress. Anyone notice how Congress was less than cooperative with Mr. Trump's efforts to allocate funds for Texas and Florida relief?

So, let's say we can gather enough planes and ships to start ferrying needs resources to the island, what do we face there? The island's infrastructure is damaged. That sets the third logistical limit.

We need to get Army and Navy engineers on site to rebuild. Now according to all reports there are already at least 7,000 military personnel there along with another 3,000 FEMA personnel. Those numbers are growing, and they are working hand over fist to fix the infrastructure as quickly as they can.

Those are only a few of the problems this kind of effort is facing, yet all those arm-chair advisors know what's best and what the government should be doing. :roll:

how about stop going into a frenzy, always assuming the worst...and try to exercise a little restraint? Reacting to MSM propaganda based on assumption bias isn't helping IMO. :coffeepap:

Yeah nothing's ever Trump's fault. Even though he apparently has the vocabulary of a five year old. "Big Water." Seriously? There was a Land Before Time movie with the same title! I watched when I was younger. It was about dinosaurs being scared to cross a big ocean. Kinda fitting actually:

 
I'm appalled at the off the wall reaction regarding relief efforts for Puerto Rico.

(trimmed for length)

Oh I see how it is. Don't critique this president for playing golf while US citizens are literally dying. Beautiful.

Here's one of about a thousand differences between this administration and the one right before it: Obama never needed to be praised just to do a decent job. He just went in there and did it. He didn't wait for his ego to get stroked before visiting victims in Joplin, MO, Moore, OK, or other disaster areas that he had to deal with.

That's not the case with Trump.

And this, this is one of the very problems that those of us who voted for Hillary last November tried to point out, but we were talked down. We knew that this sort of problem could happen under a President Trump. We knew that in the timespan of four years, there would almost certainly be some major natural or political disasters that the president would have to manage, above and beyond partisan politics. And now, not even one year in, here we are. This inexperienced president now has his Katrina.

We will outright reject your pathetic attempts to silence our criticism. We will use our free speech rights to point out what a blundering fool this joke of a president is. We will unashamedly ask the question, "What would Obama have done?" Because if you look at this from a neutral point-of-view and not one of a blind defense of Trump, I think you'll get your answer.
 
Captain Adverse,

Don’t you tire of being a Trump apologist!

Put all your points in your long post to one side for a moment, for the sake of arguement

What about Pres. Trump’s Twitter posts regarding the three major area affected by natural disasters. Coastal Texas, Florida and lastly the US Territory of Puerto Rico. The first two were, according to most reports, handled in an efficient manner including some empathy asand statements like: “we are with you today, we’ll be here tomorrow, blah, blah, blah. With PR the debt prior to the hurricane(s) is mentioned. Trump pats himself and his people for doing great work and while the people in PR are still wondering what happened, off he jets to his NJ golf resort the day after accepting Sec Price’s resignation for wasteful use of the taxpayer’s money on unnecessary travel. Trump used the word “optics” in his remarks on the way out of town. Meanwhile there were more Twitter posts regarding the NFL and the flag than about the PR situation. Any decent PR (public relation) person could have clued Trump in as to all it would take is to lay off the Twitter for a while and ACT like he was concerned. You are nothing if not consistent, sir.
 
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Is there any bad thing that happens anywhere on the planet where the real victim isn't Donald Trump?

Have you noticed that no matter what happens around the world liberals squeak that trump is a jerk?
 
Have you noticed that no matter what happens around the world liberals squeak that trump is a jerk?

Have you noticed that no matter what happens around the world Trump invariably acts like a jerk?
 
Is there any bad thing that happens anywhere on the planet where the real victim isn't Donald Trump?

Well, according to some people, almost everything bad that happens can be laid at his feet...somehow. :coffeepap:

How about Trump just shuts the f*** up for a change?

While I don't agree with the content of many of his tweets, or public statements; the fact is that he was not wrong on either of these responses. MSM misrepresented them as usual.

Yeah nothing's ever Trump's fault. Even though he apparently has the vocabulary of a five year old. "Big Water." Seriously? There was a Land Before Time movie with the same title! I watched when I was younger. It was about dinosaurs being scared to cross a big ocean.

I never said nothing was his fault. However, it seems to me that some people tend to think everything is his fault. :shrug:

Oh I see how it is. Don't critique this president for playing golf while US citizens are literally dying. Beautiful.

This again? Aside from a red herring (or perhaps a straw man point) I thought someone pointed out in a different thread Obama's penchant for golfing during major issues?


Captain Adverse,

Don’t you tire of being a Trump apologist!

Put all your points in your long post to one side for a moment, for the sake of argument.

Putting all the points aside is a diversion and an attempt to derail this thread. So no, I won't put them aside.

Stick to the point if you want a response.
 
I'm appalled at the off the wall reaction regarding relief efforts for Puerto Rico.

First it was a knee-jerk reaction to his "Ocean" tweet:

Trump slams Puerto Rico: ?They want everything to be done for them? | TheHill

Mass commentary on how juvenile his comment was, calling the water surrounding Puerto Rico "ocean water" when "everybody knows it is in the Caribbean Sea." Yuck yuck..."another idiot comment!" :roll:

1. As I pointed out in a thread, the term "Ocean" also applies to the entire contiguous body of salt water on this planet:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_Ocean

2. Look at any map of the area. Puerto Rico's northern shores are on the Atlantic Ocean and the southern coast borders the Caribbean Sea.

So on THIS point, Trump was apparently correct..

Next is the over-the-top response to this tweet:

Trump slams Puerto Rico: ?They want everything to be done for them? | TheHill

1. The President was clearly referring to the mayor of San Juan, and other "leaders;" NOT the general population of Puerto Rico. Only people pre-disposed to see things in the worst possible light could think he was "slamming Puerto Rico."

2. I have to shake my head in amazement at all those arm-chair generals and arm-chair disaster relief managers who they think they know better as to how relief efforts can and should be handled.

People keep saying "we are the greatest most powerful blah! blah! blah!" without the slightest understanding about supply and logistics, and how they might affect disaster relief.

In the first place, it DOES matter that Puerto Rico is an island, as it is located 1032 miles (855 nautical miles) from Miami Florida. https://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/distances.html?n=226

Unlike responding to disasters in Texas and Florida, Puerto Rico is only accessible by air or sea. That sets the first logistical limit.

In the second place, we don't have unlimited access to planes, ships, and supplies. That sets the second logistical limit

The government does not have immediate access to all the naval and air transport assets in it's arsenal, as the bulk of them are assigned strategic missions supporting our troops and commitments overseas. Calling them back takes time, and must be limited to those not necessary to maintaining our overseas obligations.

That leaves merchant marine and private airline assets. Yet these are for-profit assets already commuted to commercial duties. Business is about the bottom line, and usually prefers "token" charity that won't upset their income stream. To divert their assets for disaster relief would degrade other transportation commitments, and also cost the government money.

That money has to be allocated by Congress. Anyone notice how Congress was less than cooperative with Mr. Trump's efforts to allocate funds for Texas and Florida relief?

So, let's say we can gather enough planes and ships to start ferrying needs resources to the island, what do we face there? The island's infrastructure is damaged. That sets the third logistical limit.

We need to get Army and Navy engineers on site to rebuild. Now according to all reports there are already at least 7,000 military personnel there along with another 3,000 FEMA personnel. Those numbers are growing, and they are working hand over fist to fix the infrastructure as quickly as they can.

Those are only a few of the problems this kind of effort is facing, yet all those arm-chair advisors know what's best and what the government should be doing. :roll:

how about stop going into a frenzy, always assuming the worst...and try to exercise a little restraint? Reacting to MSM propaganda based on assumption bias isn't helping IMO. :coffeepap:

i mean this in the nicest way possible
tRump should hire you to polish his turds in public
your efforts are certainly much better than those we have seen from his communications staff
 
Well, according to some people, almost everything bad that happens can be laid at his feet...somehow. :coffeepap:



While I don't agree with the content of many of his tweets, or public statements; the fact is that he was not wrong on either of these responses. MSM misrepresented them as usual.



I never said nothing was his fault. However, it seems to me that some people tend to think everything is his fault. :shrug:



This again? Aside from a red herring (or perhaps a straw man point) I thought someone pointed out in a different thread Obama's penchant for golfing during major issues?




Putting all the points aside is a diversion and an attempt to derail this thread. So no, I won't put them aside.

Stick to the point if you want a response.

I knew trump as being an a**hole the moment I read his tweets. No MSM necessary.
 
Or we could take a step back and realize that instead of reassuring them about his dedication to efforts, or perhaps expanding them, the President went on a tirade blaming the people of Puerto Rico for their problems.

But that would require something more than idol worship; something that 80% of Republicans now seem incapable of rising above.


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Well, according to some people, almost everything bad that happens can be laid at his feet...somehow. :coffeepap:

Obviously his conduct, ineptitude, and lack of leadership can all be laid at his own feet.

His barely coherent rambling about "big water" is humorous--in a gallows humor sort of way--but hardly the important point in the current situation.
 
Have you noticed that no matter what happens around the world liberals squeak that trump is a jerk?

And refuse to give credit where credit is due,,,,,where do we see the so-called journalists telling people that Trump adjusted, that he transfered command to the military because he cared enough to get the best that America has to offer for PR?
 
I'm appalled at the off the wall reaction regarding relief efforts for Puerto Rico.

First it was a knee-jerk reaction to his "Ocean" tweet:

Trump slams Puerto Rico: ?They want everything to be done for them? | TheHill

Mass commentary on how juvenile his comment was, calling the water surrounding Puerto Rico "ocean water" when "everybody knows it is in the Caribbean Sea." Yuck yuck..."another idiot comment!" :roll:

1. As I pointed out in a thread, the term "Ocean" also applies to the entire contiguous body of salt water on this planet:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_Ocean

2. Look at any map of the area. Puerto Rico's northern shores are on the Atlantic Ocean and the southern coast borders the Caribbean Sea.

So on THIS point, Trump was apparently correct..

Next is the over-the-top response to this tweet:

Trump slams Puerto Rico: ?They want everything to be done for them? | TheHill

1. The President was clearly referring to the mayor of San Juan, and other "leaders;" NOT the general population of Puerto Rico. Only people pre-disposed to see things in the worst possible light could think he was "slamming Puerto Rico."

2. I have to shake my head in amazement at all those arm-chair generals and arm-chair disaster relief managers who they think they know better as to how relief efforts can and should be handled.

People keep saying "we are the greatest most powerful blah! blah! blah!" without the slightest understanding about supply and logistics, and how they might affect disaster relief.

In the first place, it DOES matter that Puerto Rico is an island, as it is located 1032 miles (855 nautical miles) from Miami Florida. https://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/distances.html?n=226

Unlike responding to disasters in Texas and Florida, Puerto Rico is only accessible by air or sea. That sets the first logistical...

That leaves merchant marine and private airline assets. Yet these are for-profit assets already commuted to commercial duties. Business is about the bottom line, and usually prefers "token" charity that won't upset their income stream. To divert their assets for disaster relief would degrade other transportation commitments, and also cost the government money.

That money has to be allocated by Congress. Anyone notice how Congress was less than cooperative with Mr. Trump's efforts to allocate funds for Texas and Florida relief?

So, let's say we can gather enough planes and ships to start ferrying needs resources to the island, what do we face there? The island's infrastructure is damaged. That sets the third logistical limit.

We need to get Army and Navy engineers on site to rebuild. Now according to all reports there are already at least 7,000 military personnel there along with another 3,000 FEMA personnel. Those numbers are growing, and they are working hand over fist to fix the infrastructure as quickly as they can.

Those are only a few of the problems this kind of effort is facing, yet all those arm-chair advisors know what's best and what the government should be doing. :roll:

how about stop going into a frenzy, always assuming the worst...and try to exercise a little restraint? Reacting to MSM propaganda based on assumption bias isn't helping IMO. :coffeepap:


Excellent post. I’d add to that that President Trump has suspended the fed’s Policy thatmstates share in the cost of supplies. They get whatever they want on the house. Suspend the Jones Act criticism as done as soon as the governor asked. We do not commondier states. There is a hierarchy. Criticism of Trump going to Puerto Rico. He waited for the governor to say it was the thing to do.

I’d also add that in addition to food, wer’re sending in generators, air-dropping those AND satellite phones and replenishing their decimated fuel supply. Their roads are blocked or washed out. Only twenty percent of municipal workers were able to report to work. No one can appreciate the complications of first sorting thing out before setting new poles and repairing their power grids. Before removing and replacing sewer and water lines. Etc. etc. etc.

And before the storm! The gvmt had a million meals and a million gallons of water in safe harbor as close as they could get. So. armchair quarterbacks who know nothing? Shut your pie holes.

This hurricane knocked Puerto Rico back to the Stone Age. The Governor has not ONCE criticized the US response to their disaster.

The Left’s continuing insistence of using the gvmt’s resources to manage this disaster to bash Teump over the head are being ludicrous.
 
This again? Aside from a red herring (or perhaps a straw man point) I thought someone pointed out in a different thread Obama's penchant for golfing during major issues?

1. You falsely deride a strawman I never made while making one yourself. I suppose you want a different set of debating rules than you want for your opponents.
2. Obama is not the president any more. Try to keep up.
3. Most importantly, you did not address the actual points of Trump's bungled response to Puerto Rico that I did make. Unless you actually do address them in your very next post, I will assume that you are conceding them.
 
How about Trump just shuts the f*** up for a change?
And then the people suffering from Trump derangement syndrome would accuse him of ignoring the plight of Puerto Ricans. How about the people who are using a national tragedy to score political points on the backs of victims shut the **** up for a change?
 
Or we could take a step back and realize that instead of reassuring them about his dedication to efforts, or perhaps expanding them, the President went on a tirade blaming the people of Puerto Rico for their problems.

But that would require something more than idol worship; something that 80% of Republicans now seem incapable of rising above.


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They deserved it, they are a failed people, too much like HAITI..... too much victims, not enough survivors.
 
I'm appalled at the off the wall reaction regarding relief efforts for Puerto Rico.

First it was a knee-jerk reaction to his "Ocean" tweet:

Trump slams Puerto Rico: ?They want everything to be done for them? | TheHill

Mass commentary on how juvenile his comment was, calling the water surrounding Puerto Rico "ocean water" when "everybody knows it is in the Caribbean Sea." Yuck yuck..."another idiot comment!" :roll:

1. As I pointed out in a thread, the term "Ocean" also applies to the entire contiguous body of salt water on this planet:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_Ocean

2. Look at any map of the area. Puerto Rico's northern shores are on the Atlantic Ocean and the southern coast borders the Caribbean Sea.

So on THIS point, Trump was apparently correct..

Next is the over-the-top response to this tweet:

Trump slams Puerto Rico: ?They want everything to be done for them? | TheHill

1. The President was clearly referring to the mayor of San Juan, and other "leaders;" NOT the general population of Puerto Rico. Only people pre-disposed to see things in the worst possible light could think he was "slamming Puerto Rico."

2. I have to shake my head in amazement at all those arm-chair generals and arm-chair disaster relief managers who they think they know better as to how relief efforts can and should be handled.

People keep saying "we are the greatest most powerful blah! blah! blah!" without the slightest understanding about supply and logistics, and how they might affect disaster relief.

In the first place, it DOES matter that Puerto Rico is an island, as it is located 1032 miles (855 nautical miles) from Miami Florida. https://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/distances.html?n=226

Unlike responding to disasters in Texas and Florida, Puerto Rico is only accessible by air or sea. That sets the first logistical limit.

In the second place, we don't have unlimited access to planes, ships, and supplies. That sets the second logistical limit

The government does not have immediate access to all the naval and air transport assets in it's arsenal, as the bulk of them are assigned strategic missions supporting our troops and commitments overseas. Calling them back takes time, and must be limited to those not necessary to maintaining our overseas obligations.

That leaves merchant marine and private airline assets. Yet these are for-profit assets already commuted to commercial duties. Business is about the bottom line, and usually prefers "token" charity that won't upset their income stream. To divert their assets for disaster relief would degrade other transportation commitments, and also cost the government money.

That money has to be allocated by Congress. Anyone notice how Congress was less than cooperative with Mr. Trump's efforts to allocate funds for Texas and Florida relief?

So, let's say we can gather enough planes and ships to start ferrying needs resources to the island, what do we face there? The island's infrastructure is damaged. That sets the third logistical limit.

We need to get Army and Navy engineers on site to rebuild. Now according to all reports there are already at least 7,000 military personnel there along with another 3,000 FEMA personnel. Those numbers are growing, and they are working hand over fist to fix the infrastructure as quickly as they can.

Those are only a few of the problems this kind of effort is facing, yet all those arm-chair advisors know what's best and what the government should be doing. :roll:

how about stop going into a frenzy, always assuming the worst...and try to exercise a little restraint? Reacting to MSM propaganda based on assumption bias isn't helping IMO. :coffeepap:


You can post all day but at the end Trump is a sleazebag
 
Or we could take a step back and realize that instead of reassuring them about his dedication to efforts, or perhaps expanding them, the President went on a tirade blaming the people of Puerto Rico for their problems.

But that would require something more than idol worship; something that 80% of Republicans now seem incapable of rising above.


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Did I miss something? Were there more tweets addressing Puerto Rican citizens at large other than the ones I cited in the OP?

Please enlighten me. Otherwise I can only presume you did NOT read the OP. :confused:
 
I never said nothing was his fault. However, it seems to me that some people tend to think everything is his fault. :shrug:

That's what happens when you become, "leader of the free world." He really picked a bad career if he wanted to please everyone all the time. He was brainwashed by his own BS. But nobody is saying Trump is wrong that Puerto Rico is an island, people are saying that he is making it too simplistic by blaming the citizens of the island, who are dying and have no food or water while he goes off to golf!
 
They deserved it, they are a failed people, too much like HAITI..... too much victims, not enough survivors.


Finally!! I don’t agree with much of what you post, but I think you got this one right. Ungrateful little brown people got “what they deserved!” Trump probably has a job for you. Secretary of Empathy!
 
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