Puerto Rico hurricane response was "incredibly successful"......

[zachroidott]

Spanish-American War, 1898CE. We actually wanted Cuba & Philippines, the latter to invigorate US trade in the Pacific rim. PR was there, & we did want some basing there. In Cuba, we leased Guantánamo (& the Cubans were already agitating for more devolution of power, or possible revolution. The Philippines were similarly pressing for more autonomy, or revolution. We [the US] pulled their rebel leadership out of exile, & promised to set him up militarily, & play ball with him afterwards. Turns out we didn't need him as much as we thought, & he had his own ideas of independence. So we cut him loose, & went to plan B: the Philippine Insurrection. Nasty business.)



Spain would probably consider the citizens of PR to be irreparably tainted with US culture, including their political culture.

I don't think Spain respected them much in the first place.

[zachroidott]

The federal response to the hurricane in Puerto Rico was quick and effective. The response by local authorities was anecdotal is rife with incompetence and corruption. The Feds might have to take over.

Please, no.

[southwest88]

I don't think Spain respected them [PR] much in the first place.

I'd have to look, & time presses. Cuba was pressing for devolution of political power (from Spain), & so were the Philippines. Spain by that time was a shell of its former self, the imposition of Napoleon's kin on the Spanish throne meant the end of the formal Spanish Empire. PR was part of that empire, the Caribbean generally was where Columbus landed first & established the first Spanish outposts & then colonies.

New World gold & silver propped up the Spanish Empire for a long time - & the mismanagement of that wealth undermined the same empire, along with a Quixotic desire to conquer the World for the Church, especially to make Europe Catholic once more.

[Tahuyaman]

Interesting article.......


https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2018/09/trump_is_right_about_the_exaggerated_puerto_rico_h urricane_death_count.html

[ripmeister]

Interesting article.......


https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2018/09/trump_is_right_about_the_exaggerated_puerto_rico_h urricane_death_count.html

The American Thinker is a misnomer. Their critique si vacuous and without merit.

[Common Sense]

The American Thinker is a misnomer. Their critique si vacuous and without merit.

It's funny that many of the people who accuse the mainstream media of being partisan propaganda have no issue with posting links to heavily biased sources like American Thinker.

[Mister D]

It's funny that many of the people who accuse the mainstream media of being partisan propaganda have no issue with posting links to heavily biased sources like American Thinker.

American Thinker doesn't claim to be even remotely objective. That's the difference.

[stjames1_53]

Interesting article.......


https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2018/09/trump_is_right_about_the_exaggerated_puerto_rico_h urricane_death_count.html

and here's where the fraud continues:
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/comment/...eneration.html

[Tahuyaman]

American Thinker doesn't claim to be even remotely objective. That's the difference.

I knew some people would simply attack the source.