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House Dems call for US troops in Africa to give direct Ebola care
thehill ^ | Oct. 15, 2014 | Peter Sullivan

Posted on 10/15/2014 12:08:12 PM PDT by PROCON

A trio of House Democrats is calling on President Obama to allow U.S. troops in West Africa to provide direct care to Ebola patients.

The Obama administration has already committed around 4,000 U.S. troops to help fight Ebola in the affected West African countries, but they are performing tasks such as building treatment centers and training local providers, not directly providing care.

Reps. Keith Ellison (Minn.), Karen Bass (Calif.), and Barbara Lee (Calif.) want to change that.

(Excerpt) Read more at thehill.com ...


TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; Government; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: 0bola; 113th; africa; bho44; cbc; rats; usmilitary
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To: mware

Bring them home now. They can’t do a thing. Can anyone tell me what they can actually do?. They can’t build hospitals— that is corp of engineers stuff. What is going on here? When they come home they will all have to be quarentined. I am amazed that people are tolerating this misuse of our Military.


41 posted on 10/15/2014 12:32:32 PM PDT by iowacornman
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To: PROCON

My son is a Marine, these three are now my enemy.


42 posted on 10/15/2014 12:33:24 PM PDT by longfellow (Bill Maher, the 21st hijacker.)
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To: dirtboy

Why don’t they suggest dem workers like the Peace Corp or SEIU. Doesn’t SEIU have workers in cleaning hospitals? And just a peek at California’s SEIU union there are locals for healthcare workers and long term care workers. They should suggest them first, not the military who they do not support and want to decimate.


43 posted on 10/15/2014 12:34:21 PM PDT by lulu16 (May the Good Lord take a liking to you!)
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To: PROCON

I would like to send all three of them to Liberia


44 posted on 10/15/2014 12:34:53 PM PDT by boycott
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To: mware
I was thinking the same thing (that the dems must really want to lose this election; however, do not underestimate the GOP’s ability to screw this up, even when handed a gift like this.
45 posted on 10/15/2014 12:36:12 PM PDT by erkelly
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To: Paine in the Neck

That’s way too much stupidity to have to look at all at one time.


46 posted on 10/15/2014 12:37:41 PM PDT by FlingWingFlyer (Ebola and Enterovirus-D68. Proud members of Viruses Without Borders.)
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To: Paine in the Neck

Why is everything about being black and racist. I cannot be bullied into submission, nor will I feel guilty for their victimhood. Period!


47 posted on 10/15/2014 12:39:09 PM PDT by seeker41 (take your country back by whatever means necessary & remove the son of a kenyan mooslimb)
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To: TBP

Do Ellison and Lee want out troops to get Ebola?


Maybe.


48 posted on 10/15/2014 12:39:50 PM PDT by boycott
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To: PROCON

This Ellisen Jerk gives new meaning to Terms like Stupid, ignorant and a Wastrel. This P.O.S. collects a salary off the backs of Taxpayers. Shame on Him.


49 posted on 10/15/2014 12:47:22 PM PDT by chatham
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To: kenmcg

Triple “Amen”, kenmcg


50 posted on 10/15/2014 12:47:33 PM PDT by Walrus (I love the America that used to be ---I hate the America that now IS!)
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To: plain talk

Worth a repeat:

“The military are there to protect our country, blow up things and kill people. They have no business constructing buildings like they were some charity org.”

Deliberately exposing troops to Ebola just ups the ante on stupidity. Barracks living is one of the fastest ways to spread an airborne disease, so we want to deliberately expose people living in barracks to a horrific, deadly disease? Genius.


51 posted on 10/15/2014 12:48:24 PM PDT by Amity
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To: lulu16

Great idea, lulu18


52 posted on 10/15/2014 12:49:19 PM PDT by Walrus (I love the America that used to be ---I hate the America that now IS!)
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To: stephenjohnbanker

Oh hell no! I just got my boy back from Afghanistan. He is not going to Africa to play nurse.


53 posted on 10/15/2014 12:51:50 PM PDT by Himyar (Sessions: the only real man in D.C.)
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To: All

Melanin Mobsters all...
And With Elison, that muslim thing of his makes the horrific deaths of American Military a ‘Twofer’


54 posted on 10/15/2014 12:54:21 PM PDT by LegendHasIt
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To: Himyar

Amen!


55 posted on 10/15/2014 12:54:32 PM PDT by stephenjohnbanker (The only people in the world who fear Obama are American citizens. KILL THE BILL!)
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To: PROCON

Imagine Ebola loose onboard a warship.


56 posted on 10/15/2014 12:55:39 PM PDT by tacticalogic
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To: Responsibility2nd

Yes. I’m a Marine Vet. and my wife is retired from the Marines. When people ask if our kids will go in to the Corps I tell them no. I don’t want my kids involved with the military. Not the way it is being abused by the politicians.


57 posted on 10/15/2014 12:56:52 PM PDT by BBell (I'm cynical and sarcastic and therefore I love Ann Coulter)
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To: mware

It could be they want white Republicans to publicly disagree.


58 posted on 10/15/2014 12:57:24 PM PDT by PghBaldy (12/14 - 930am -rampage begins... 12/15 - 1030am - Obama's advance team scouts photo-op locations.)
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To: Ouchthatonehurt

Yeah, all the democrats took that oath and they lied like they always do.

It is time to be rid of these evil, domestic enemy bastards.


59 posted on 10/15/2014 12:58:17 PM PDT by RJS1950 (The democrats are the "enemies foreign and domestic" cited in the federal oath)
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To: PROCON

Human Shield!
60 posted on 10/15/2014 12:58:27 PM PDT by Theophilus (Be as prolific as you are pro-life.)
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