msn: As Oregon battles the worst wildfires in living memory, more than half of the state’s National Guard helicopters are unavailable to help fight the fires as they are deployed in Afghanistan - The Deep Sate fiddles in Afghanistan as Rome burns --tma

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A Chinook can transport 44 people and carry a payload of 26,000 pounds, and is ideally suited to treacherous, high-altitude terrain.

Moving at 200mph, in firefighting they can douse large areas very quickly with up to 2,000 gallons of water — enough to cover 100m (328ft) on the ground.

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"Oregon governor says she’s still waiting for White House help as Trump remains silent on wildfires."

This makes no sense. Trump has made several statements on the wildfires in Oregon, Washington and California.

Same nutty governor who told Trump she didn't want any help after Portland was being burned, looted and generally torn apart for several weeks by violent mobs of 'peaceful protesters' for several weeks.

https://www.msn.com/en-gb/news/world/oregon-firefighting-helicopters-deployed-in-afghanistan-as-state-battles-wildfires/ar-BB18WyHG