A three-star military commander was named on Thursday to manage Hurricane Maria relief efforts in devastated Puerto Rico. Those problems will not be alleviated by waiving the federal Jones Act so that foreign-flagged ships can freely transport more goods into Puerto Rico. His decision was “probably” more of a political one than an action to bring more aid to the island, Fugate said. “You have all the armchair quarterbacks shouting out a lot of criticism,” Fugate said. “Sometimes it is just more politically expedient to deal with it just to tamp down all the voices.”

Source: Los Angeles Times September 28, 2017 17:59 UTC