“...then why is our military taking such a dramatic step?”
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It’s called preparedness. It’s why we have FEMA too.
Even if corona doesn’t get out of control, it’s a big wake up call. Massive strategic mobilization will probably need to be something that can’t be planned after it’s need arises.
Excellent. Thank goodness Trump is in charge. This will turn out to be a very beneficial dry run for something much worse like a weaponized Ebola virus. Are any of the 14 US cases of non direct Chinese origin? Do we have a person to person infection here yet?
Wasn’t the deployment of troops during WW1 from Kansas to Europe accused of spreading the 1918 virus?