Posted on 10/01/2014 9:51:40 AM PDT by Iron Munro
The commanding general of the 101st Airborne Division and 700 of his troops will head to Liberia in late October as the military steps up its response to the Ebola crisis in West Africa, the Pentagon announced Tuesday.
The "Screaming Eagle" troops from Fort Campbell, Kentucky, will set up a headquarters in Monrovia, the Liberian capital, and will be joined by 700 combat engineers from several commands, the Pentagon said.
Once the troops have arrived, Army Maj. Gen. Gary Volesky, commander of the 101st, will replace Maj. Gen. Darryl Williams, as commander of the U.S. military response to the Ebola epidemic that has hit hardest in Liberia, Guinea and Sierra Leone. Williams will return to his post as commander of U.S. Army Africa, the Pentagon said.
Aid groups and officials in West Africa have complained about what they called the slow pace of the U.S. and the international community's response to the epidemic. Rear Adm. John Kirby, the Pentagon spokesman, took particular issue with published reports calling the military's efforts thus far "slow-footed."
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that was my first thought when I read the headline ...Obamacare for the troops first then the old people next.
So maybe I am not the only one who thinks Obama is an enemy within the gates doing everything in his power to destroy western civilization [/tin foil hat]
A link to this thread has been posted on the Ebola Surveillance Thread
“Is Obama trying to kill off our elite troops?”
It’s frightening to think how correct you probably are. Can you imagine WHAT they would be fighting Ebola with?...except platitudes and apologies? Another disturbing thing is, the warrant-less loyalty these soldiers seem to still believe they OWE him. IMHO, today’s soldiers(God be with them)are not representative of the “GREAT US Military” we once had long ago. It just isn’t....even though I wish God Speed to them.
I hate him with all my might as well. Sadly that is not what a “Christian” is supposed to feel. Love your enemy and all that. Guess I’ve failed the test:(
wtf is wrong with the *leaders* to allow this madness to continue...???
those troops outta drag obambam outta the white hut b!tch slap his punk ass...
Yep!
It’s spread by bodily fluids. According to Wikipedia a man’s ejaculate can carry the virus for up to two months.
“Obama is either a complete idiot sending the 101st or else he is completely evil.”
Hmmm, let me see now, are those two in such conflict as to be mutually exclusive? Naaaahh, don’t think so.
It’s already too late to Nuke from orbit.
I don’t care who you are, that’s a guaranteed, certified, bona fide, one hundred percent failsafe cure for constipation right there. Stronger than X-LAX and faster acting. You should consider adding a stronger warning clause.
It’s enough to scare the Shiites out of the whole middle East. Haven’t been so frightened since the teacher called me to the front of the classroom to recite poetry.
Obama’s not smart enough to come up with this stuff on his own... Who knows - maybe it’s the Chinese or Russians.
I know how awful it feels to have that nagging feeling that you are absolutely right when you would much prefer to be wrong. Unfortunately there is no known treatment other than perhaps strong drink and that wears off.
Or President Jarrett.
Keep your powder dry in case she has the fits?
Keep your powder dry in case sheep hit the fence?
Keep your powder dry in case Shep hides the fox?
Keep your powder dry in case snow hides the fields?
Iranians do love layers and layers and layers of strategy...
Epidemics were a key factor in the rise of Islam.
The Byzantine and Persian Empires had been ravaged by plague, especially the cities with their highly educated specialists. Their economies went into depression, and attention turned inward, leaving the door open for the growing influence of raiding tribes from the hinterlands.
Historically, epidemics are one of the recurring factors responsible for bringing down great societies - bankruptcy, overwhelming immigration, civil war, and military defeat - seems like we have moved toward higher risk for all of them.
Hmmm, let me see now, are those two in such conflict as to be mutually exclusive? Naaaahh, don’t think so.
Darth Post-Turtle, perhaps?
He wont send people to Dallas until it’s obvious that the CDC failed to contain it. By then I suspect the Texas National Guard will already be involved.
You are being too kind, I fear. More of a deranged Alligator Snapper I would think. Operating from the reptilian brain yet imagining himself to be a higher life form.
We've had our own Black Plague since November 2008.
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