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Military mission in Puerto Rico after hurricane was better than critics say but suffered flaws

  • Written by Birthe Anders, Senior Fellow, Harvard Humanitarian Initiative, Harvard University
Military mission in Puerto Rico after hurricane was better than critics say but suffered flawsSome 17,000 U.S. troops aided in the Caribbean relief effort after hurricanes Irma and Maria. That's roughly equivalent to the U.S. military's humanitarian mission in the Philippines after Typhoon Hiyan in 2013.U.S. Department of Agriculture

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