'Not enough' troops, equipment in Puerto Rico, says general in charge of relief

[DonViejo]

Source: The Hill




BY ELLEN MITCHELL - 09/29/17 02:27 PM EDT

The Defense Department has not sent enough troops and vehicles to hurricane-ravaged Puerto Rico but will soon send more, according to the three-star general newly in charge of coordinating the military response.

Army Lt. Gen. Jeff Buchanan said Friday morning that the Pentagon has 10,000 people helping with the response after Hurricanes Irma and Maria ripped through Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands earlier this month.

“We're certainly bringing in more [troops]," Buchanan said on CNN’s “New Day.” "For example, on the military side, we're bringing in both Air Force, Navy, and Army medical capabilities in addition to aircraft, more helicopters. ... [But] it's not enough, and we're bringing more in.”

The Pentagon has already allocated more than 4,000 troops to help in rescue and restoration efforts to the U.S. territories, but it wasn’t until Thursday, eight days after Maria slammed the Caribbean, that U.S. Northern Command (Northcom) sent Buchanan.

Read more: http://thehill.com/policy/defense/353137-not-enough-troops-equipment-in-puerto-rico-says-general-in-charge-of-relief

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1. The Defense Department has not sent enough troops and vehicles to hurricane-ravaged Puerto Rico"

.... but The Defense Department has not sent enough troops and vehicles to hurricane-ravaged Puerto Rico but will soon send more, according to the three-star general newly in charge of coordinating the military response."


There is a big fat no shit Shirley. If the Weather Channel knew EXACTLY where this storm was going to go a week before she blew through the island WHY wasn't help sitting in La., Ms., etc waiting in boat ready to steam over to the areas affected. Are we so incapable of walking and chewing gum any longer that we can't bring help to more than one location at a time?

We fought World Wars on 2 fronts and rebuild nations, multiple nations at the same time while feeding the same nations and ourselves, but we can't get power to a small island and other parts of our own country? We truly have failed our selves and the world. The so called leaders of the nation must all be replaced in the next elections, they are not worthy of our tax dollars.

[mopinko]

2. makes you worry all the more about the saber rattling of this idiot.

we cant get an island up and running w the biggest armed forces on the planet? big ole wtf.
n korea could kill us all off methinks.

[hedda_foil]

3. But FEMA and Homeland Security were so proud they followed their business plan perfectly.

Assholes

[True_Blue]

4. Trump has more important business right now

Like inciting Americans to argue over whether NFLers are showing proper respect.

What you are seeing is a POTUS that doesn't have a clue nor does he care.