“State Of Calamity” In Philippines
Super Typhoon Haiyan is likely to have left more than 10,000 people dead in the Philippines – You must Subscribe or log in to read the rest of this content.
Super Typhoon Haiyan is likely to have left more than 10,000 people dead in the Philippines – You must Subscribe or log in to read the rest of this content.
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I thought this was Big-T’s backyard. Oh well.
Wars on poverty, terrorism, & drugs all seem to be going smashingly, it only makes sense to wage a war on typhoons & their destruction aftermath as well. We’ve got the defense budget to do it.
What you miss here Screw is that we have the capability to do it – and no one else does. It being mounting an immediate relief effort.
I’m not missing it. I even said we had the budget for it.
I’m disputing how effective it will be.
That being said, I’d rather see the soldiers marched off to disaster relief instead of war, so there’s a silver lining.
Here’s news from the (Evil) Imperial Senate: http://www.foxnews.com/world/2013/11/11/us-sends-water-generators-and-troops-to-aid-storm-survivors/
“The U.S. military has dispatched aid and troops to some of the areas of the Philippines that were hardest-hit by a deadly typhoon Friday, providing the first outside help of what is expected to be a major aid mission in the coming days and weeks.
Two U.S. C-130 transport planes containing water, generators, and a contingent of Marines flew from Manila’s Vilamor air base to the city of Tacloban, where officials fear that Typhoon Haiyan may have killed as many as 10,000 people.”