FishyJoe wrote:
So let me get this straight. We can spend a trillion dollars in Afghanistan and stay there for decades, but we have to pull out federal support of Puerto Rico after three weeks? Quote:
We cannot keep FEMA, the Military & the First Responders, who have been amazing (under the most difficult circumstances) in P.R. forever!https://twitter.com/...s/918432809282342912
Well, set aside emotion and/or hatred of the President for a second. 3 weeks is probably not enough time, but FEMA's job is not the same as the DoD's job. FEMA is supposed to be there for short term response and recovery. First responders, by definition, provide first response, not indefinite response. And FEMA's budget is much smaller than DoD's, so they will run out of resources at some point.
Slowguy
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