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The hurricane happened. Devastating damage. Very very slow ineffective disaster relief.
For a US territory, that we should take care of the way we will take care of North Carolina.
Day 1 post landfall:
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Thursday, September 21 – Post-Landfall
FEMA’s NRCC is fully activated with all emergency support functions operational. FEMA holds daily video-teleconference with leadership across various departments and agencies.
There are more than 3,500 federal staff on the ground in Puerto Rico and U.S. Virgin Islands supporting response and recovery operations from Hurricanes Maria and Irma.
Two FEMAUS&R task forces and support resources are in Puerto Rico conducting reconnaissance and search and rescue. An additional team is on St. Croix conducting search and rescue and reconnaissance.
Commodities in FEMA’s Puerto Rico Distribution Center include more than 274,000 meals, 25 generators, and more than 500 cots.
USACE completes a Blue Roof install on Cyril E. King Airport on St. Thomas. Additionally, USACE has 27 generators on hand in St. Thomas with additional commodities to be delivered when conditions permit.
HHS declares a public health emergency in Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands. Four additional DMATs will arrive in Puerto Rico on September 22.
Vessels are loaded for U.S. Virgin Islands with 1.3million meals, 2 million liters water, 30 generators, 6,000 cots.
There are six U.S. Navy helicopters stationed and three Marine Osprey aircraft in the Caribbean.
More than 700 National Guard are mobilized to Puerto Rico and more than 900 National Guard are mobilized to the U.S. Virgin Islands.
Western Area Power Administration, in coordination with Department of Energy, deploys an eight-member advance team in Puerto Rico.
Department of Interior Office of Law Enforcement has 50 personnel in Puerto Rico.
Air support (MH-60s) and other assets from the amphibious ships USS Kearsage and USS Oak Hill begin performing search and rescue flights and aerial damage assessments over U.S. Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico, and assist with restoration of damaged airfields.
A good timeline of what actually happened, not what the MSM stated happened....some people are going to hate this....oh well....
You can quote the different links, but unless you know people who are/were there you don't get the whole story.
Just like what's still going on in Port Arthur, Texas, post Harvey. People are donating books for the libraries in the elementary schools. Literally. Parts of Port Aransas are still in shambles, and their schools finally re-opened in May after being closed since September, and there were no funds for Project Graduation or the traditional scholarships.
If you don't know people who are there, you wouldn't know the depth of devastation if you only rely on links.
Yes it is, it's also a public board, if you don't want a response, don't post...that's how it works.
Your responses to my original posts are non sequiturs.
I also never said that I didn't want a response, however conversations are usually a two way thing: Here's how it usually goes:
Let's say I post something, then another poster responds and either disagrees or agrees with what I said, with something to support their argument either way.
As opposed to you who seems to be having an argument with yourself.
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I don't care, this is a public board, don't like it, don't post. Don't like responses to your public post then get with a mod, or don't post....
Again, I don't follow your instructions
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The response was, not the 3,000, and lets not forget the mayor was complaining about not having supplies while they were right behind her....
And lets not forget this little tidbit....that everybody seems to miss:
Yes, you already posted that and I already told you - it's NOT my argument.
Your responses to my original posts are non sequiturs..
Because you say...I don't listen to you either....
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I also never said that I didn't want a response, however conversations are usually a two way thing: Here's how it usually goes:
Let's say I post something, then another poster responds and either disagrees or agrees with what I said, with something to support their argument either way..
Yes they are, you posted something, I provided some facts that goes against what you posted, you don't like it and now, here you are arguing.
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As opposed to you who seems to be having an argument with yourself..
Nope, providing facts, that you seem to disagree with...public board, remember....
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Again, I don't follow your instructions .
Again, public board, don't want responses, don't post.
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Yes, you already posted that and I already told you - it's NOT my argument.
trump cult are simply being obtuse. They’re irrelevant just like trump.
I wish that were the case, but the Trump base is currently the most powerful political force in the US and Trump is the most powerful man in the world, whether you like it or not.
You can quote the different links, but unless you know people who are/were there you don't get the whole story.
Just like what's still going on in Port Arthur, Texas, post Harvey. People are donating books for the libraries in the elementary schools. Literally. Parts of Port Aransas are still in shambles, and their schools finally re-opened in May after being closed since September, and there were no funds for Project Graduation or the traditional scholarships.
If you don't know people who are there, you wouldn't know the depth of devastation if you only rely on links.
If we're playing that game I know people from both Puerto Rico and Texas and although some of them came out of it better than others none of them have expressed dissatisfaction with the federal response to the storms.
The man's concern for others is the very definition of underwhelming.
The correct word would be nonexistent.
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