Originally Posted by
KC10 FATboy
An emphatic YES !!! It isn't planning, it is the government.
Ironically, Obama is going to Massachussetts tomorrow. Anyone want to guess which has hire priority? Presidential support aircraft used for a last ditch effort hail mary political campaign stunt, or any other AMC mission including humanitarian relief?
Thanks, I was afraid that this thread was going to remain un-political. As stated by you, the airport is full, so those C-17s (even if he did need all the C-17s from both Langley and Pope) would not really help. The problem is getting supplies off the ramp and into the city.
Also, as President, he cannot focus on one issue, he has to multitask. His direct leadership is not needed in Haiti, which is why it has been delegated to the USAID. Like it, or not, he wants healthcare passed and he is not going to sacrifice his domestic policy so that every possible C-17 can be mobilized when current conditions will not be able to utilize all of them. Even if he wasn’t going to Massachusetts, it would still be a good idea to keep some C-17s for the President in case he needs to travel for a different emergency. Not everything has to be politicized.