Without some number of armed U.S. forces to protect our personnel and guard equipment/supplies during transport and configuration, the equipment/supplies would likely be stolen/abused.
I'm not happy about sending our boys, but our other personnel need them. It's kind of like the Haiti earthquake response ... but with Ebola. 😕
The U.S. response to the crisis, to be formally unveiled later by President Barack Obama, includes plans to build 17 treatment centers, train thousands of healthcare workers and establish a military control center for coordination, U.S. officials told reporters.