Tragically, they can't, if only because the airport and seaport were so damaged by the quake that people traveling into the country are bottlenecked. If that weren't the case, then perhaps there'd be some hope, but the logistics don't favor the Haitian survivors.
I've been crunching the numbers on that all day, and I keep coming up with very grim pictures of the situation. There just aren't enough assets that are transportable, and with the amphibious ships not arriving on day one, you're basically hosed. I'm hoping more sealift capability will allow them to land the heavy vehicles soon, but I feel that at this point they're just going to show up in time for trucking supplies, not pulling people out of the rubble. The people can come in from the air, but the heavy equipment is going to need to come in by sea, and it just won't make it in time.
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Date: 2010-01-16 03:44 am (UTC)I've been crunching the numbers on that all day, and I keep coming up with very grim pictures of the situation. There just aren't enough assets that are transportable, and with the amphibious ships not arriving on day one, you're basically hosed. I'm hoping more sealift capability will allow them to land the heavy vehicles soon, but I feel that at this point they're just going to show up in time for trucking supplies, not pulling people out of the rubble. The people can come in from the air, but the heavy equipment is going to need to come in by sea, and it just won't make it in time.