Clinton pressed Trump to deploy hospital ship Comfort to Puerto Rico. Now its on the way.

[riversedge]

Source: washpost






By Dan Lamothe September 26 at 4:33 PM




The USNS Comfort, the Navy’s East Coast hospital ship, has not been sent to provide hurricane relief in Puerto Rico. (Photo by (Bill Mesta/ Navy)


As the devastation from Hurricane Maria became more apparent Sunday, former Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton implored President Trump and Defense Secretary Jim Mattis to help the people of Puerto Rico. Send the Navy, she tweeted, especially the hospital ship USNS Comfort.

Two days later, Federal Emergency Management Agency Director Brock Long announced that the Navy will soon do exactly that. The decision, announced in front of the White House on Tuesday afternoon, was not later confirmed by the Navy. It comes after days of critics saying that the U.S. government isn’t doing enough to support hurricane relief in Puerto Rico, a U.S. territory of nearly 3.5 million people that faces months without electricity and a long rebuilding process.

Navy Cmdr. Mike Kafka said that the ship will leave within the next four days, and it will take five additional days to reach Puerto Rico. He called the move a “prudent decision in light of current conditions on ground.”....................





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Sure am glad to see the Comfort is on its way to PR.

I can imagine that Trump will have a cow when he sees this headline. Get ready for some more crooked Hillary tweets

Link to tweet

[groundloop]

1. Should have had those assets en-route before the hurricane hit

If 45* had half a brain he'd have had the Navy pre-position these ships a safe distance away so that they could have been on the scene ASAP. Thinking ahead isn't one of 45*s strong suits, it seems.

[rogue emissary]

2. +1

[riversedge]

4. "we'll see" is one his favorite comments I have noticed.

[Raster]

5. Correction: Thinking isn't one of 45*s strong suits.

[iluvtennis]

12. +++++ Exactly

[Kaleva]

9. Or at least give an order to prepare for an immediate departure.

The military has many assets that would be of great use in Puerto Rico right now. Engineers, police, health, supplies, ect..

[onetexan]

16. even after her presidency was stolen from her, Hillary is putting country first

and giving the current (illegitimate) administration advisement on how to govern. Idiot 45 and his minions haven't a clue how government works nor how to govern. Thank God we still have Hillary and Bill.

[lunamagica]

27. +1

[thesquanderer]

17. Actually sending after is probably right. But sooner.

If sent before it hit, they could have been damaged by the storm as well.

[hack89]

21. It's not that simple

first off, when not deployed they only have a skeleton crew so it takes at least a week to prepare to get underway. Secondly, the medical staff is not permanently embarked so it takes some time to identify them and have them travel from all over America. And then they have to load all the necessary supplies.

[nitpicker]

23. On top of that

The Navy had to wait for tasking from FEMA.

https://www.navytimes.com/news/your-military/2017/09/26/hospital-ship-comfort-heading-to-puerto-rico/

FEMA may have waited to make sure Maria would miss the East Coast, and weaken. The 5 am Wednesday advisory placed Maria 145 miles east of Cape Hatteras. There are high seas warnings still out for the offshore area.

As of yesterday (see above), the Comfort was still docked in Norfolk, and the Navy said it would get underway within 96 hours ((some things never change)).

By the way, a few years ago a number of the staff at NH Portsmouth and NMC Bethesda (now "Walter Reed&quot were identified as assets to staff the Comfort when deployed. Service may wind up being reduced at some land facilities.

[Raster]

3. Heck of a job, tRumpie*

[Alice11111]

11. Good one

[doc03]

6. Tell Trump if he doesn't help out Puerto Rico all those brown

people that speak Spanish and vote Democrat will come over here.

[CatMor]

7. If popular vote winner Hillary Clinton was in the White House

it would already be there.

[Sunlei]

8. you see Mr. Trump? your fellow Republicans want you to be a failure to the American people.

[Scurrilous]

10. K&R

[annielion]

13. Thank you, Hillary!

[Madam45for2923]

14. Yes, thank you Hillary!

[They_Live]

15. 9 days out?

that's not good. Why can't cruise ships help out too?

[hack89]

22. No port facilities.

where are they going to tie up to?

[joshcryer]

18. Clinton would've done this day 1.

[Sunlei]

19. It will be to late for many, people have been in airport 4 days-no food, no water, kids, no planes

fema people waiting for 'orders' . hospitals with no power. Here's the Mayor this AM 9/26 today

Link to tweet

Here is the airport! CBS this reporter says no supplies are coming off the Fema reps planes! This is IN THE AIRPORT!

Link to tweet

[Lil Missy]

20. That should have been initiated BEFORE the hurricane hit. Goddam jackass was too busy stirring shit.

[JustABozoOnThisBus]

24. Trump may not have known how to get the ship to Puerto Rico.

I mean, it's an ISLAND! And it's surrounded by an OCEAN! So how the heck are we supposed to get a ship there?

[raven mad]

26. Best giggle of the day..............

[raven mad]

25. THANK YOU COMFORT! And Thank YOU, Mrs. President.

Fuck you sTrumpet.

[Gothmog]

28. Yeah for Hillary Clinton

[lunamagica]

29. Well done trump! Now, just kep doing what Madam President Clinton tells you to do!