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4. The "damaged ports" argument is complete b.s.

Reply to icymist (Original post)

Wed Sep 27, 2017, 08:10 AM

Sep 2017

If foreign vessels can't dock then it doesn't hurt to waive the jones act and they're at least appearing to help.

In other words, their argument is even if it's purely symbolic, they're *still* not going to help Puerto Rico.

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