Something about a pandemic....
Oh, what was that?...
Posted on 09/08/2014 11:27:33 AM PDT by SeekAndFind
President Barack Obama announced Sunday that he will be sending members of the U.S. military to West Africa to help in the deadliest Ebola outbreak in history, which has claimed over 2,100 lives.
"We're going to have to get U.S. military assets just to set up, for example, isolation units and equipment there to provide security for public health workers surging from around the world," Obama said Sunday on NBC's "Meet the Press."
The president insisted that the situation in West Africa remains a serious national security concern. International medical organizations such as Doctors Without Borders have reportedly petitioned to the White House and explained the urgency of the outbreak.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention also sounded the alarm last week and noted that the virus, which has mainly affected Liberia, Sierra Leone and Guinea, and has also spread to Nigeria, is "spiraling out of control."
CDC director Dr. Tom Frieden said in an interview that a number of countries have "turned their backs" on those coming from the countries that have been hit hardest by the outbreak. He added that the restrictions on flights and border crossings that have been established are also hindering relief efforts.
"This is making it really hard to get help in and to respond effectively to the outbreak," Frieden told CNN.
"What we're seeing is a ... hugely fast increase in cases that's harder and harder to manage. The more we can get in there and tamp that down, the fewer cases we'll have in the weeks and months to come."
While Obama said that it is unlikely that the virus will spread to the U.S. in the short term, he warned that the disease could threaten the U.S. in the future.
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Wow he dithers and frets over fighting a military threat but when it comes to an anciliary and superfluous mission he is right on top of ‘em.
Not good.
They won
t be able to do anything... and they’ll BRING IT HOME!!
Well of course either Ebola or some antibiotic resistant, or vaccine resistant disease will get into the U.S. and hurt people. We let all sorts of people walk over our borders. What could be expected?
Great idea - now if some of our troops get sick, the VA can take care of that without any problems. Good Lord Almighty.
Can’t the troops have better field medical help? Plus, unlike the original outbreak, the human fatality rate is only around 50 percent instead of 90 percent.
Obongo is going to send our”Fighters”to become INFECTED???I Don’t Think So!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
He HATES The Military!!!Isn’t it OBVIOUS???
I wouldn’t go. Period.
Arrgh! “...to HELP Ebola epidemic”?? What are they going to do, shoot people if they try to wash their hands?
Ø's hoping he can match that 2100, maybe increase it, with more exposure.
Reverse WMD attack on U.S.? WMD not launched at U.S.
Americans Sent to WMD!
Obama's strategy?
Thank God all of the military members in our circle of friends and family got out during Obama’s first term. He has treated the military like trash. This was perfectly depicted by the photo of the young Marine holding an umbrella while this creep made another worthless speech in the Rose Gardening the rain.
What about the World Health Organization or NATO or some other group? We shouldn’t expose our soldiers to this. And quarantine all African visitors until this is stopped.
How much does Obama hate America and Americans?
.
- bodies on the ground -
well there goes our _res__ent Stupid.
He hasn’t got enough of our guys killed in Afghanistan.
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