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Originally Posted by Vendzilla
The country is on ruins, the fact that the US can mount a rescue effort of the magnitude that we do is amazing, talking about the time it takes is superfluous. Support was on the ground in a very good time, people that it affected will never be happy with the time if they had to wait 5 minutes.
One Aircraft carrier can supply water and power and medical help like no other one thing that the president can send. As it's being sent it can stock up on supplies from incoming aircraft. My daughter was on the Ronald Reagan when it lent aid to the Philippines.
I just hope that the aid that is sent is used in the positive way, unlike the reported money we have already sent that country over the last five years that has been stolen by a corrupt government
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Isn't it funny how some people think you can just start up an aircraft carrier and get right to the scene like it was your local ambulance responding to a 911 call.
They lost power. No electricity at the airport means no lights on the landing strip. The port was heavily damaged. So many variables to contend with. I too hope the aid is used in a positive way. It will take a military presence to distribute the supplies to keep desperate people from taking drastic actions.