Of course, you do....
You won't blame him if a friend or family's life is on the line, and they are saved by the availability of the ships on both the left and right coasts.
And? It is what it is.
YOU "blame the Commander-in-Chief." (As usual, no surprise there.)
What's the gripe this time?
And I think you could be wrong.
So you’re saying the US military is bad at its job, eh?
This isn’t government provided health care.
The Comfort was scheduled to dock in NY Harbor long before news of the Corona breakout in China. Its presence here had nothing to do with treating virus victims and still doesn't. This is what happens when media BS flies. It docked here for resupply, with a crew trained for trauma response, not treatment of virus victims.
"As we gather today, our country is at war with an invisible enemy. We are marshaling the full power of American nation economic, scientific, medical and military to vanquish the virus," Trump said at Naval Station Norfolk in Virginia. "And we will do that."
"This great ship behind me is a 70,000-ton message of hope and solidarity to the incredible people of New York," he added.
Blame Cuomo. He should be coordinating with the hospitals to move less serious patients to the ship.
Thank you. :applaud
Trump is not "in charge" of what's happening in either NYC or NY State.
There is a city Mayor named De Blasio, and a state Governor named Cuomo.
As Trump has said, the Federal government is providing support to the State and Local governments. But he is (currently) letting them do their thing.
Seems like many people want Trump and the Feds to take over completely. Funny when many of those same people can't give him credit for anything, but are fully willing to lay all the blame on him.
Even funnier that they've claimed all along he want's to be a dictator, meanwhile he is actively trying to avoid using dictatorial powers.
Trump attended the sendoff of the ship in VA and said it was being sent to NY as part of the "war with an invisible enemy."
Trump said a lot of stuff. How much did you believe?
He is in charge of the rules for who gets to be treated on the Comfort. He's literally The Boss, CIC, and what he says goes. NYC and NYS would rather the rules are different, but Trump through his subordinates established the rules. You understand how chain of command works in the military, and Cuomo and De Blasio aren't part of that chain.
What's funny is you aren't willing to hold Trump accountable for the rules established for the Comfort.
Confidence is pretty high that Donald Trump had zero involvement with "establishing the rules" for the Comfort.
The hospital ships on each coast are a good thing. Sounds like they are being very cautious about screening patients who are boarding the vessels. Seems prudent. The procedures will become more efficient and fluid over time.
The main restriction is no COVID 19 patients. There is a new Abbot test that can give results in 5-15 minutes. Seems like it up to DeBlasio and Cuomo to make sure the New York hospitals start transferring patients to the Comfort. Since the ship has bunk beds for patient beds it seems like a great idea not to crowd a bunch of infected patents into the ship. Trump has provided the resource its up to Cuomo and Deblasio to make sure its used.Whether he was involved or not, he is the Boss and so shifting any blame to NYS or NYC for the low patient load at the Comfort is just nonsense. There's a low patient count because the tight restrictions on who gets to be sent there are slowing the process. I'm indifferent about whether the rules are appropriate or not - I don't have the information to make that call.
The Comfort was scheduled to dock in NY Harbor long before news of the Corona breakout in China. Its presence here had nothing to do with treating virus victims and still doesn't. This is what happens when media BS flies. It docked here for resupply, with a crew trained for trauma response, not treatment of virus victims.
USNS Comfort Hospital Ship Was Supposed to Aid New York. It Has 3 Patients. - The New York Times
“It’s a joke,” said a top hospital executive, whose facilities are packed with coronavirus patients.
Such were the expectations for the Navy hospital ship U.S.N.S. Comfort that when it chugged into New York Harbor this week, throngs of people, momentarily forgetting the strictures of social distancing, crammed together along Manhattan’s west side to catch a glimpse.
On Thursday, though, the huge white vessel, which officials had promised would bring succor to a city on the brink, sat mostly empty, infuriating executives at local hospitals. The ship’s 1,000 beds are largely unused, its 1,200-member crew mostly idle.
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This is a Navy ship. I blame the Commander-in-Chief - Trump - for the lack of an adequate resonse here. 'I'm not responsible' - Donald Trump.
.... you think that a U.S. Navy Vessel isn't owned or directed by the U.S. Government?
What, exactly, do you mean?I've been in the military in one form or another since 2002.
No government organization is without it’s faults, but your description is insulting and wrong. Frankly, you come across as someone who doesn’t have much (or any) personal experience with our military.It is absolutely an inefficient mechanism, and it's healthcare definitely follows suit. Like the rest of government, it is only good at solving the problems that only it can solve. Need to destroy wide swathes of the Iranian coastal defense capability? Check Rog - we got that. Need efficient allocation of resources in a timely manner that is highly responsive to conditions on the ground? Nopety Nope Nope. We'll do our best, and everyone means well and is trying hard, but :shrug: government isn't efficient at that sort of thing. We can mostly only even be effective by throwing vast resources at a problem, and hoping some stick.
Seriously? You're going to blame the media for accurately reporting what the President is saying about why that ship was sent to NY? It's FAKE NEWS to cover the events and record his words?
They're looking for something to bitch about.
The main restriction is no COVID 19 patients. There is a new Abbot test that can give results in 5-15 minutes. Seems like it up to DeBlasio and Cuomo to make sure the New York hospitals start transferring patients to the Comfort. Since the ship has bunk beds for patient beds it seems like a great idea not to crowd a bunch of infected patents into the ship. Trump has provided the resource its up to Cuomo and Deblasio to make sure its used.
If so then why send it to New York at all? Oh, wait a minute. I know why. It made for great photo op for President Trump 'seeing it off', even though the travel there by the President was ill-advised.
They clearly arent even watching the daily briefings if they are bitching about the ship beds being empty.
Blame the Commander-in-Chief? :roll:
Even if you just caught part of one....you would know what the ship is doing there and how it is to be used. It was explained in extreme detail over and over and over. How these people don't know what is going on is worth studying. It's fascinating ignorance. All they know is pure hate. The hospital ships purpose and function is 100% logical.They watch them just enough to have something to bitch about.
Even if you just caught part of one....you would know what the ship is doing there and how it is to be used. It was explained in extreme detail over and over and over. How these people don't know what is going on is worth studying. It's fascinating ignorance. All they know is pure hate. The hospital ships purpose and function is 100% logical.
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