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Trump and Repub congress ignore Puerto Rico humanitarian crisis
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tytlyf
Not Religious
Old news, where you been? Trump dumped it off at the dock. He's expecting Americans to do the rest. No assistance. What a failure for Trump.
esmith
Veteran Member
Guess you can't read.
How do you want the US government to fix that. Get serious, you don't have an idea what you are yapping about
tytlyf
Not Religious
Easy, understand before going to PR that there is a gas shortage due to no power. Bring tons of generators for the gas stations. This way the truck drivers can get gas and go back to work. Start airlifting the supplies to cities by chopper.
Where are the boots on the ground?
You don't want Trump to help PR. He's also trying to appease his base.
esmith
Veteran Member
Sounds like you have no idea what you are talking about. Typical
metis
aged ecumenical anthropologist
The general who finally got our act going to deal with Katrina said the same thing, namely that it would take plenty of troops along with the Marine's ability to launch a sea "invasion" to get enough there to adequately deal with what had to be done, and he's very upset with the lack of having them in the right position just prior to and immediately after Maria hit PR.
The Brits, otoh, had ships moving quickly towards the area even before Maria hit land-fall in the British V.I.
tytlyf
Not Religious
Actually, it's the Trump who has no idea what's he's talking about/doing. But you don't care about being lied to.
tytlyf
Not Religious
I like Trump's excuse for not helping, "it's an island, surrounded by big water." Well, so are the lower florida keys. How did supplies get to them after Irma?
metis
aged ecumenical anthropologist
Like a pass receiver who tries to run with the ball before actually catching it, I tend to think he took his eye off the ball because his mind was elsewhere, and the same may be true of his team in general. So, I am actually cutting him some slack here, even though I don't know if he deserves it.
esmith
Veteran Member
tytlyf
Not Religious
Congrats, I bet someone had to really twist his arm. I'm guessing you're angry he's there.
Oh god. Get this man a teleprompter for heavens sake.
From insinuating that Puerto Rico is not experiencing a real catastrophe, to joking about how much Puerto Rico aid is costing the US, to constantly messaging his ego by bringing up praise, he just can't manage to not put his foot in his mouth.
Trump in PR worse than imagined
From insinuating that Puerto Rico is not experiencing a real catastrophe, to joking about how much Puerto Rico aid is costing the US, to constantly messaging his ego by bringing up praise, he just can't manage to not put his foot in his mouth.
Trump in PR worse than imagined
tytlyf
Not Religious
Unfit, don't expect him to act presidential any time soon. He doesn't write any of the stuff he reads off a teleprompter. He's not smart enough.
Oh my gosh, it gets worse:
Trump tosses paper towels to crowd of hurricane survivors.
Why why why? Does he go to bed at night and think "why the hell did I do that? That was so stupid!" Or does he think it was cool?
Trump tosses paper towels to crowd of hurricane survivors.
Why why why? Does he go to bed at night and think "why the hell did I do that? That was so stupid!" Or does he think it was cool?
Milton Platt
Well-Known Member
This OP is very disingenuous. A lot is being done to help Puerto Rico. Is it enough and soon enough? I don't have enough information to know. There are numerous barriers to providing relief there. Roads are impassable, communications are almost non existent.........There is a great deal of supplies at ports just waiting. And I say this not being a Trump supporter.
esmith
Veteran Member
No I'm really happy that it just might shut you up....but it didn't...oh well
I read an op-ed from a military guy that made a great point (unfortunately cannot now find it): our military is capable of building a runway in day. They can build docks and roads. We have giant floating cities that can provide power.
We knew the hurricane was going to hit hard; and a lot of this could have already been in the works. And after the fact, are you really telling me that our country can't figure out how to get aid to an island?
We spend so much on our military. It would be nice to see some of that materiel, manpower, and expertise put to use. I really don't think we should accept the excuse that it's just too hard.
Milton Platt
Well-Known Member
The problem does not seem to be getting it there. It is distributing it. Plus, communications systems and water systems take time. Building an electrical grid takes time. Clearing and repairing roadways takes time. Sure, it would be nice to have a military that is good at fixing disasters. But their stated purpose is to create disasters, so they are out of their element a bit.
I'm just pointing out to all those arm chair quarterbacks that the only knowledge they have about the situation is what the media feeds them.
tytlyf
Not Religious
He would probably have been better off flying over. Did you watch his meeting with everyone in PR?
I'm late to the thread, but seriously, any sort of claim that it is impossible to do better, comes off as quite a whopper.