US troops deliver food, supplies to devastated Puerto Rico during round-the-clock operations

[AtheistCrusader]

23. IT IS AN OIL TANKER.

OH MY GOD.

"it is still better than having no hospital at all"

THE KEARSARGE IS A HOSPITAL, WITH HEAVY LIFT AND AMPHIBIOUS ASSAULT AND AIR ASSAULT CAPABILITIES, WITH THE BEST DOCTORS IN THE FLEET.

It is designed FOR this mission, minus killing people and breaking things. It was there before the storm, during the storm, and after the storm, doing what it does best. Doing a mission the Comfort is not suited to.

When I say it is 'not fun' to play doctor on the Comfort while it's at sea, that was actually sarcasm. It materially hampers the ability to do so. FEMA/Navy, etc have been running full tilt boogie for more than a month on disaster relief, across the gulf. Diverting materials and personnel to the Comfort is a mistake in this situation. Those materials could have been moved faster. Those people could have been used sooner. Transported more easily.

It is a politically motivated mistake to utilize that ship in this situation. AT BEST, it should be sent somewhere ELSE with a deep blue water harbor that isn't wrecked, freeing up SOME OTHER asset that could be better used in Puerto Rico.

If you were demanding to know why the Iwo Jima wasn't in Purto Rico, I'd be harder pressed to offer a good reason, and would probably agree with you, aside from the fact that IT is being re-fueled and re-provisioned after hurricane relief in Florida.

If you had a choice between putting supplies and people on the Iwo Jima, or the Comfort and you chose the Comfort in this situation, you'd be making a horrible mistake.