(10-12-2017 03:45 PM)swagsurfer11 Wrote:  Another dumb troll tweet.

"...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/realdonaldtrump/stat...9282342912

It's not a troll tweet, it's the absolute truth.

Over 85% of FEMA's disaster relief forces are actively deployed right now, with most having been in active deployment for over a month primarily due to Harvey, Irma, Maria, and the Cali wildfires but also local small events you haven't heard of. There is a human endurance limit to how long they can continue to operate and it's rapidly approaching. It would be nice to send in the reserves but we've already used them up.

There's also a limit as to how long the military can stay deployed. Due to cuts during the Obama error we don't have the active duty manpower to handle long term recovery efforts as the lead agency. At some point the state & local government and private sector has to take over.

And that doesn't even begin to cover the fact that there's a limit to how long you can operate the equipment being used.....helicopters, ships, planes, etc. at the tempo we've been using it this past month without having to shut down and do maintenance.