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ThoughtCriminal

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7. They had to fly in coal and gasoline.

Reply to hack89 (Reply #4)

Fri Sep 29, 2017, 02:08 PM

Sep 2017

And much on the infrastructure was still destroyed from WW-2.

From vehicles to portable generators and construction equipment, we have much better equipment than what was available in 1948.

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At this point there is zero reason anyone in Puerto Rico is without necessary nutrition. [View all] Weekend Warrior Sep 2017 OP

k and r. thanks for your perspective...yes, Trump sucks and is a "failure as a human being." Stuart G Sep 2017 #1

If they treated this like a military operation.... mitch96 Sep 2017 #2

Compare to Berlin Airlift ThoughtCriminal Sep 2017 #3

Berlin had power and a functional distribution system. hack89 Sep 2017 #4

They had to fly in coal and gasoline. ThoughtCriminal Sep 2017 #7

Distribution is the issue hack89 Sep 2017 #9

Wasn't the PR airport destroyed? Airdops only work for specific things. JoeStuckInOH Sep 2017 #10

It's open. ThoughtCriminal Sep 2017 #15

The flaw in your argument is that they would not be feeding the "insurgents" hack89 Sep 2017 #5

The military takes their own food when the go somewhere. They wouldn't be hitting PR's gorcery FSogol Sep 2017 #6

The planes needed to supply the military can't be used to carry relief aid for the population hack89 Sep 2017 #8

they could make an exception in this case mitch96 Sep 2017 #11

It's not legal issue. It's a numbers issue hack89 Sep 2017 #13

I think the term is called "air traffic control" mitch96 Sep 2017 #17

Let's do some basic math Lee-Lee Sep 2017 #12

By not omitting numerous delivery methods. Weekend Warrior Sep 2017 #14

Berlin - August 1948 ThoughtCriminal Sep 2017 #16

And that took several weeks to get up to speed Lee-Lee Sep 2017 #18