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U.S. sending 1,000 more troops to fight Ebola
The Hill ^
| 10/3/2014
| Kristina Wong
Posted on 10/03/2014 12:12:04 PM PDT by Laissez-faire capitalist
The Pentagon is sending as many as 1,000 more troops to Africa to help fight the Ebola virus.
The troops are being sent on top of the 3,000 President Obama has already ordered to help efforts in West Africa.
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TOPICS: Breaking News; Foreign Affairs
KEYWORDS: africa; ebola; ebolaoutbreak; ebolatroops; ebolavirus; obama
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To: Laissez-faire capitalist
Oh goodie. Now back to Dallas, DC, Maryland......
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posted on
10/03/2014 1:52:24 PM PDT
by
Chgogal
(Obama "hung the SEALs out to dry, basically exposed them like a set of dog balls..." CMH)
To: stuck_in_new_orleans
Where the hell is our congress? Why isnt anyone questioning the sanity of this?
They're powerless, as is the Presidential figurehead.
Question might be...
Just who IS running our country into catastrophes?
To: Nip
what are the odds of several novice soldiers from committing the same errors? Odds are high against it when you consider they won't have anything to do with treating Ebola patients.
Not saying they should be there -- the "building hospitals" gig is more a PR show than anything substantive that will result in fewer resident fatalities. Now, if they had medical personnel and a targeted antiviral to go along with the facilities things might be different.
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posted on
10/03/2014 1:58:56 PM PDT
by
steve86
(Prophecies of Maelmhaedhoc OÂ’Morgair (Latin form: Malachy))
To: Laissez-faire capitalist
I’ve lost count of troop numbers. If you go by twitter, the count is over 345,000 sent to Liberia.
To: Laissez-faire capitalist
For a disease that THEY claim is not likely to outbreak in the U.S. they sure are concerned about it.
If it is that hard to catch (as they say) then why all of the hazmat suits, the quarantined hospitals, etc,etc.
It’s what they AREN’T telling us that should scare the shit out of everybody.
These people are so out of their league it’s not even funny anymore.
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posted on
10/03/2014 2:48:23 PM PDT
by
unixfox
(Abolish Slavery, Repeal the 16th Amendment)
To: Dilbert San Diego
Combat engineers are remarkable. Yes. They can handle the task.
But they should be setting up HERE.
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posted on
10/03/2014 3:32:52 PM PDT
by
Marie
(When are they going to take back Obama's peace prize?)
To: Laissez-faire capitalist
My prayers to the families of these service members.
The Ebola “stigma” will cause much distress when these men and women return home from the “hot zone”.
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posted on
10/03/2014 3:46:37 PM PDT
by
EarlyBird
(This space for rent)
To: 2ndreconmarine; Fitzcarraldo; Covenantor; Mother Abigail; EBH; Dog Gone; ...
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posted on
10/03/2014 4:05:27 PM PDT
by
Smokin' Joe
(How often God must weep at humans' folly. Stand fast. God knows what He is doing.)
To: Laissez-faire capitalist
This is effin’ BS. There is absolutely no reason whatsoever why they have to be there, but I guess it’s to be expected when we have an hardcore blatant enemy of the United states as President which Congress knows damn well but refuses to do anything about.
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posted on
10/03/2014 4:05:38 PM PDT
by
GrandJediMasterYoda
(Obama Will Say 'War on Women' But Not 'War on ISIS)
To: Laissez-faire capitalist
ANOTHER way Obama is going about decimating our country’s military ti ensure we will have no power against his fanatical Muslim brothers.
To: Dilbert San Diego
They can be sent by diktat. It is harder to force civilians to go to such places.
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posted on
10/03/2014 4:39:08 PM PDT
by
kabar
To: Laissez-faire capitalist; GeronL; Slings and Arrows
#RETURNOFTHELIVINGDEAD
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posted on
10/03/2014 5:09:20 PM PDT
by
a fool in paradise
(Hey Obama: If Islamic State is not Islamic, then why did you give Osama Bin Laden a muslim funeral?)
To: Laissez-faire capitalist
President Obama doesn’t have any sons of his own to send.
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posted on
10/03/2014 5:09:46 PM PDT
by
a fool in paradise
(Hey Obama: If Islamic State is not Islamic, then why did you give Osama Bin Laden a muslim funeral?)
To: Dilbert San Diego
Ironically, I think their mission will be some type of border security.
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posted on
10/03/2014 5:11:25 PM PDT
by
keats5
(Not all of us are hypnotized.)
To: Laissez-faire capitalist; blueyon; KitJ; T Minus Four; xzins; CMS; The Sailor; ab01; txradioguy; ...
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posted on
10/03/2014 5:50:49 PM PDT
by
Jet Jaguar
(Resist in place.)
To: Laissez-faire capitalist
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posted on
10/03/2014 5:51:15 PM PDT
by
onyx
(Please Support Free Republic - Donate Monthly! If you want on Sarah Palin's Ping List, Let Me know!)
To: Laissez-faire capitalist
this has to be satire, not even Obama is this stupid, is he?
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posted on
10/03/2014 6:24:50 PM PDT
by
manc
(Marriage =1 man + 1 woman,when they say marriage equality then they should support polygamy)
To: cripplecreek
Nah. Our ‘two’ parties just cannot kill’em off fast enough. think of it as reaching across the aisle to achieve a common goal.
To: Laissez-faire capitalist; neverdem; ProtectOurFreedom; Mother Abigail; EBH; vetvetdoug; ...
The game of Ebola Roulette continues...
*click* spin *click* spin *click* spin
BANG!
Eeeee-bolllll-aaaaaa ping!
Bring Out Your Dead
Were 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...
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posted on
10/03/2014 6:36:56 PM PDT
by
null and void
(If the wage gap were real, American companies would be hiring millions of women to save a buck)
To: Laissez-faire capitalist; 3D-JOY; abner; Abundy; AGreatPer; Albion Wilde; AliVeritas; alisasny; ...
Why not send the entire military over there? We’re hardly using it to fight ISIS, anyhow.
PING!
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