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| More U.S. Troops Being Sent To Battle Ebola | |
| 2014-10-06 | |
| [USAToday] As B.O. regime officials sought to reassure Americans about efforts to contain Ebola in the wake of the first U.S. case, the military announced Friday that an additional 1,000 troops could be sent to West Africa to help fight the virus. And that number could go higher than that, said Rear Adm. John Kirby, the Pentagon press secretary. "I'm not going to put a floor or ceiling on this," Kirby said. President B.O. initially ordered 3,000 troops to West Africa to help build hospitals, labs and treatment centers and provide logistics help. They are not going to treat Ebola victims. "We are not going to be in the treatment business," Kirby said.
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| Posted by:trailing wife |
| #10 You're extending the regime far, far too much credit for strategic planning Skid. |
| Posted by: Besoeker 2014-10-06 12:58 |
| #9 Littoral isn't sufficient. I expect we are building SF staging areas under the guise of WHO/UN sanctioned treatment centers. |
| Posted by: Skidmark 2014-10-06 12:50 |
| #8 Idiocracy. |
| Posted by: Anguper Hupomosing9418 2014-10-06 09:40 |
| #7 is this a new form of war? declared by Congress? or has the military become a branch Without Borders of a non-profit organization to be sent around the world at the whim of His Presidential Majesty? |
| Posted by: Si vis pacem para bellum 2014-10-06 09:34 |
| #6 ...example of too many flag officers on active duty. |
| Posted by: Procopius2k 2014-10-06 09:06 |
| #5 in the interest of budgets, why is a 2 star the press secretary? wouldn't a lowly Lcdr suffice? |
| Posted by: USN, Ret. 2014-10-06 08:35 |
| #4 This just further damages the fighting ability of our forces. Perhaps that's the point. |
| Posted by: Glenmore 2014-10-06 06:10 |
| #3 Wtf good are Combat troops when medical is needed? This just further damages the fighting ability of our forces. |
| Posted by: OldSpook 2014-10-06 04:28 |
| #2 At memorial to wounded vets, Obama says America must strive to keep others out of harm's way. |
| Posted by: Besoeker 2014-10-06 02:48 |
| #1 If Ebola is no threat to the 'security of the United States' why are our troops being sent? Rhetorical of course, but this is just beyond belief. |
| Posted by: Besoeker 2014-10-06 02:35 |