Posted on 09/15/2014 7:16:14 AM PDT by MeshugeMikey
WASHINGTONPresident Barack Obama plans to dramatically boost the U.S. effort to mitigate the Ebola outbreak in West Africa, including greater involvement of the U.S. military, people familiar with the proposal said. Mr. Obama is expected to detail the plan during a visit Tuesday to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in Atlanta, these people said. Among the possible moves: sending additional portable hospitals, doctors and health-care experts, providing medical supplies and conducting training for health workers in Liberia and other countries. Mr. Obama also is expected to urge Congress to approve the request he made last week for an additional $88 million to fund his proposal.
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I thought he wanted a billion, and in this one isolated case, it may be best to oblige him, as opposed to all the other times, where we oblige hundreds of billions to unnecessary things.
we may wan to consider drawing our iown RED LINE somewhere...someday...
Thanks for the ping!
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