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In reply to the discussion: US troops deliver food, supplies to devastated Puerto Rico during round-the-clock operations [View all]SunSeeker
(51,550 posts)69. Everyone can indeed see that you suggested he couldn't do it.
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nitpicker
Sep 2017
OP
Why the fuck has the USNS Comfort hospital ship been sitting in Norfolk all this time?
SunSeeker
Sep 2017
#4
Because it's inferior to the USS Kearsarge and can't dock in Puerto Rico right now.
AtheistCrusader
Sep 2017
#11
The USNS Comfort has a 33 foot draft. San Juan port has a channel depth of 34.7 feet.
AtheistCrusader
Sep 2017
#14
I see you have no link. It CAN anchor offshore, with smaller boats bringing patients to it.
SunSeeker
Sep 2017
#15
None of that disputes that it can anchor offshore, with smaller boats bringing patients to it.
SunSeeker
Sep 2017
#21
It is a hospital ship. Trump should have sent it and every other one we had available.
SunSeeker
Sep 2017
#29
What part of 3.5 million Americans with no food, power or hospitals do you not understand?
SunSeeker
Sep 2017
#35
It is 'moving big things around' if the big thing isn't able to aid them.
AtheistCrusader
Sep 2017
#37
But 5000 national guard in place before the hurricane hit is a "mealy mouthed response".
AtheistCrusader
Sep 2017
#43
Not at all. First of all, the president doesn't activate the national guard in this manner.
AtheistCrusader
Sep 2017
#52
WRONG. The President does not need to be "king" to activate US troops in emergencies.
SunSeeker
Sep 2017
#56
You continued attempt to re-cast pointing out reality as 'defending trump' is noxious and part
AtheistCrusader
Sep 2017
#58
You were not "pointing out reality." You wrongly suggested he couldn't call out more NG.
SunSeeker
Sep 2017
#61
It is you who wants to add words that were not there, 9 paragraphs of them. nt
SunSeeker
Oct 2017
#65
You did. My original post is still there in context for everyone to see.
AtheistCrusader
Oct 2017
#68
Frankly, all the Wasp class ships are genius designs. I think they are fantastic.
AtheistCrusader
Sep 2017
#59
It's used in many places where it can't dock. It stands offshore with transport to it.
SharonAnn
Sep 2017
#49
And there is a history of how many many people it can handle when docked versus at anchor.
AtheistCrusader
Sep 2017
#53
It left VA a few days ago. Article posted on du. I do not know when it will arrive in PR.
riversedge
Oct 2017
#76
Yes, I know. But no one can explain why it took so long for it to leave for PR.
SunSeeker
Oct 2017
#77
Pathetic, the repeated use of the word 'sortie' in this context ... who WROTE this?
mr_lebowski
Sep 2017
#5
I was not talking to you, so you were not "responding" to me, you were butting in.
SunSeeker
Sep 2017
#36