Doctors: 'Irresponsible' to send troops to 'combat' Ebola

WND.com ^ | September 18, 2014 | Chelsea Schilling

[dragonblustar]

Per many of the FR Ebola ‘experts’ this outbreaks isn’t even as dangerous as a hangnail.

So true.

[Textide]

Anyone remember this one from The Onion in 2002?

http://www.theonion.com/articles/bush-sends-troops-to-west-nile,57/

Bush is mocked as an idiot, and Obama actually does it!

[null and void]

The game of Ebola Roulette continues...

*click* spin *click* spin *click* spin…

Eeeee-bolllll-aaaaaa ping!

Bring Out Your Dead

We’re gonna need

a bigger cart!

Post to me or FReep mail to be on/off the Bring Out Your Dead ping list.

The purpose of the “Bring Out Your Dead” ping list (formerly the “Ebola” ping list) is very early warning of emerging pandemics, as such it has a high false positive rate.

So far the false positive rate is 100%.

At some point we may well have a high mortality pandemic, and likely as not the “Bring Out Your Dead” threads will miss the beginning entirely.

*sigh* Such is life, and death...

[ZULU]

Obama views this as another good opportunity to achieve his objective by destroying society in America in order to rebuild it in the progressives sick image.

Each one of those returning soldiers will be potential carriers.

The spread of this disease among the American Public will cause death, panic and economic chaos.

Just like the flood of illegals coming in here, it will result in the public turning in fear to an all-powerful central government for relief.

[cva66snipe]

Reagan was a pre-WW2 vet joining the Army reserves in 1937 in an Artillery unit. He went active for WW2 in 1942 but had vision issues that kept him stateside and he served stateside till 1945. http://conservativelife.wordpress.com/2009/05/04/military-service-of-ronald-reagan/

[wiggen]

nobody in the MSM has the guts to point at the ‘Arab Spring” and all the death its caused and lay it at his feet. God forbid any of these soldiers get ill. Will the MSM speak up then and lay that at his feet?

[DoughtyOne]

My reference to Carter and Reagan was meant to address the fact that Carter served in a combat role, and Reagan spent most of his time in a communications role, public relations etc. You are right concerning his vision issue.

You see, it was my intent to convey Carter should have known better, and Reagan actually did.

There was no intent of slight concerning Reagan. In fact it was more of a compliment to him. He got it. Carter couldn’t find his ass with both hands if it were on fire.

Here is a link I proved to someone who FReep-Mailed me on the issue.

http://www.reagan.utexas.edu/archives/reference/military.html

Thanks for your link.

[cva66snipe]

Sorry about the misunderstanding. I wish Carter had made it into the Nuke program just long enough for Rickover to have yanked a half hitch in his arse and pulled it so tight he walked leaned right for life LOL.

[DoughtyOne]

No problem at all. I wasn’t clear enough.

As for Carter, I think the guy would have been quite a bit smarter if he had lost some of those front teeth earlier in life.

What Christian do you know that not only decides to do a Playboy interview, but then decides to say that in his heart he lusts for women other than his wife.

If you’re willing to betray your wife, the nation isn’t going to get your loyalty either. And with Carter, as long as I’ve watched him, it never has.

[lavaroise]

The war on poverty... We are the welfare for the world... And all foodstampers root for the UN.

[Smokin' Joe]

Ping…

A link to this thread has been posted on the Ebola Surveillance Thread

[ansel12]

Carter was already graduated from high school when WWII broke out, he managed to avoid the war and then served in the Submarines and missed Korea, and never experienced anything like the Army, Reagan was a Cavalryman, an old school soldier in the reserves for five years before going active in WWII.

Reagan by far had more of a feel for real soldiering.

[DoughtyOne]

I agree.

[DoughtyOne]

Ansel12, I respect people who serve in our reserves. I also respect folks who serve in the military and don’t have to go to the front lines.

I consider the front lines, or even serving on active duty in a submarine to be an experience that more or less tries you by fire. It should leave a mark, a loyalty to the service and the nation.

Carter didn’t have that.

What I was trying to express when addressing Reagan, was that although he hadn’t had the active military service on the same level as Carter, he still none the less did have a loyalty to the service and the nation.

To me it seemed a paradox to the theory I first addressed, presidents who had served in our armed forces and those who hadn’t.

Reagan had served on active duty, but not in a military role.

No slight was intended to him. I was in all instances conferring on him a devotion to the service and the nation.

You certainly can’t say that about Carter IMO.

[ansel12]

To me Reagan’s almost secret desire to serve in the `930s when the military was seen as low grade and wasn’t popular, (and was tiny) showed his heart, as you describe, to me that shows a guy who has a private, personal desire to serve.

When looking closely at Carter’s service, it would be easy for someone to say that they see a less passionate, more career oriented, officer type, something that fits Carter, it’s a good thing that Reagan managed to sneak into that Reserve unit because if he had tried to enlist cold in WWII, he probably would have been kept out because of his eye problem that kept him here in the states.

Interestingly, Reagan served more years total than Carter.

[ansel12]

I wish Carter had made it into the Nuke program just long enough for Rickover to have yanked a half hitch in his arse and pulled it so tight he walked leaned right for life LOL.

"When Admiral Hyman G. Rickover (then a captain) started his program to create nuclear powered submarines, Carter wanted to join the program and was interviewed by Rickover. On 1 June 1952, Carter was promoted to Lieutenant. Selected by Rickover, Carter was detached on 16 October 1952 from K-1 for duty with the U. S. Atomic Energy Commission, Division of Reactor Development in Schenectady, New York. From 3 November 1952 to 1 March 1953, he served on temporary duty with the Naval Reactors Branch, U. S. Atomic Energy Commission, Washington, DC to assist "in the design and development of nuclear propulsion plants for naval vessels." From 1 March to 8 October, Carter was preparing to become the engineering officer for the nuclear power plant to be placed in USS Seawolf (SSN 575), one of the first submarines to operate on atomic power. He assisted in setting up training for the enlisted men who would serve on Seawolf. During this time his father became very sick and died in July 1953. After his father's death in 1953, Carter resigned from the Navy to return to Georgia to manage the family interests. Carter was honorably discharged on 9 October 1953"

[DoughtyOne]

A lot of people address Carter’s education too. They try to say he wasn’t a stupid person. Tell you what, guys like Carter over time have convinced me that street smarts is way more important than a degree.

I’ve said it before, and I usually get called on it, some of the least able to reason people I have known, have had doctorates.

Good judgement rules.

[DoughtyOne]

I agree with your comments too. I agree on Reagan’s desire to serve during the 30s. I also agree considering Carter’s desire to serve as an officer. I will say that Carter’s education probably placed him on that track.

[ansel12]

A personal note, my dad enlisted in 1939 into the Navy, he was in Borneo when Pearl was attacked.

[okie01]

Good judgement rules.

Good judgment. And good character.

And the latter usually begets the former.