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U.S. Troops Fighting Ebola in Africa Will Be Safe: Pentagon
NBC News ^ | October 7, 2014 | by Erik Ortiz

Posted on 10/07/2014 9:50:01 AM PDT by Oldeconomybuyer

Only a small number of highly trained U.S. troops among the thousands bound for West Africa will have direct contact with potential Ebola patients, military leaders said Tuesday. Those soldiers will be posted at testing labs to help identify people showing Ebola-like symptoms. They “meet the highest level of standards” and are already trained to deal with major crises, including nuclear disasters, said U.S. Army Gen. David Rodriguez, the commander of U.S. Africa Command (AFRICOM).

Rodriguez also pledged during a Pentagon news conference that the 4,000 service members deployed to the ravaged region will be kept safe — and won’t be a threat when they return home. The military is using a combination of redeployment training, strict protocols and “careful reintegration” back into the U.S. to protect these troops. “I am confident we can ensure our service members’ safety and the safety of the American people,” Rodriguez said.

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TOPICS: Culture/Society; Foreign Affairs; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: africom; bhoafrica; bhodod; ebola; military; pentagon
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To: ansel12

You haven’t denied being OK with the 101st having exposure to ebola in an ebola hot zone.

Do you approve of the 101st being exposed to ebola in an ebola hot zone?

yes. Or no.


61 posted on 10/07/2014 11:08:25 AM PDT by Black Agnes
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To: Patriot Babe
Them ebolans are easily identified. They fly their flag proudly. The ebolans' flag has distinct markings. There is only one little problem. One has to have an electron microscope to view their flag. The Pentagon is working on that little problem. It has been suggested by the cdc director that electron microscopes be built into head gear on the helmets. That way nothing but the ebolans will be harmed by the special ammunition. There are concerns about the ammunition that kills only ebolans. The ammunition is special made but is yet to be tested. Everything is in the experimental stage of this operation, the Pentagon has announced at the ebola eradication briefing.
62 posted on 10/07/2014 11:11:38 AM PDT by no-to-illegals (Scrutinize our government and Secure the Blessing of Freedom and Justice)
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To: livius

Hasn’t the US Military use our soldiers as human experiments? I could be wrong but it was with American African soldiers. We have not learned anything from the past.


63 posted on 10/07/2014 11:11:53 AM PDT by Patriot Babe
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To: Black Agnes

You really don’t have anything worth posting do you, just flailing rage.


64 posted on 10/07/2014 11:14:28 AM PDT by ansel12
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To: ansel12

No rage. Just a surety that you’re OK with exposing the tip of our military spear to ebola in an ebola hot zone.

ISIS would be proud!


65 posted on 10/07/2014 11:15:26 AM PDT by Black Agnes
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To: tumblindice

OMG I miss him. He was quite a character. Always enjoy looking forward to his annoucements.


66 posted on 10/07/2014 11:15:28 AM PDT by Patriot Babe
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

Whats to keep a fly from landing on Ebola fluid then landing on someones face 500 feet away?


67 posted on 10/07/2014 11:19:32 AM PDT by jetson
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To: Black Agnes

Not only flailing rage, but a dump truck of lies, as you just keep making up fake positions and fake posts and claims, while ignoring the actual posts.

That is a dishonest troll trying to sell swampland.


68 posted on 10/07/2014 11:20:30 AM PDT by ansel12
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To: ansel12

You’re still not denying you think it’s a great idea to expose the 101st to ebola in an ebola hot zone.

Keep digging.


69 posted on 10/07/2014 11:25:11 AM PDT by Black Agnes
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To: GOPJ

it was posted in a story here that i read last week. all the first wave got special was g-d hand gel.

i would not have gotten on those planes. that is not usgov doing their absolute best to equip me to do such a mission. dying in combat may be a sad fact. i won’t die because someone can’t give me anything to help me for a dangerous mission. at least the guys in combat have the tools and gear to have a fighting chance. they don’t drop them all in unarmed and expect them to succeed.


70 posted on 10/07/2014 11:26:09 AM PDT by Secret Agent Man ( Gone Galt; Not averse to Going Bronson.)
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

Bastards


71 posted on 10/07/2014 11:27:00 AM PDT by novemberslady
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To: Black Agnes

You need to get a grip on yourself, you have spun out of control on other threads, and you have done it on this one.

Just take a break and try to regain some composure.


72 posted on 10/07/2014 11:28:04 AM PDT by ansel12
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To: ansel12

I’m not the one advocating sending the 101st to an ebola hotzone.

That’s out of control.


73 posted on 10/07/2014 11:29:10 AM PDT by Black Agnes
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To: Patriot Babe

I think soldiers have been used as guinea pigs, but I don’t think it was only African Americans and I don’t recall the exact circumstances.


74 posted on 10/07/2014 12:03:21 PM PDT by livius
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To: molson209
How many Obama disasters are there so far I lost count ?

Not enough to cause a revolt apparently.

75 posted on 10/07/2014 12:21:38 PM PDT by itsahoot (Voting for a Progressive RINO is the same as voting for any other Tyrant.)
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To: ansel12; Black Agnes
You really don’t have anything worth posting do you, just flailing rage.

Even I noticed you refuse to answer the question, not like you at all ansel.

I believe the question required a simple Yes or No answer.

76 posted on 10/07/2014 12:28:26 PM PDT by itsahoot (Voting for a Progressive RINO is the same as voting for any other Tyrant.)
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To: livius
I think soldiers have been used as guinea pigs


Watching the blast: Soldiers in the 1950s witnessed atomic bomb explosions from close range

77 posted on 10/07/2014 12:33:08 PM PDT by itsahoot (Voting for a Progressive RINO is the same as voting for any other Tyrant.)
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To: Oldeconomybuyer
Yeti's message to our troops...


78 posted on 10/07/2014 12:34:29 PM PDT by SparkyBass
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To: itsahoot

Have you read the thread?


79 posted on 10/07/2014 12:37:33 PM PDT by ansel12
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To: Secret Agent Man
It's starting to look like our troops are being led to slaughter.

There's NOT ONE doctor at the CDC who would suggest dealing with an ebola patient armed only with hand sanitizer. CDC doctors need to speak up if this story is true.

And it feels true...

After all, this is the military that allowed our SEALS to be murdered at Benghazi. I suspect Benghazi was a dry run to see if American top brass would 'follow orders and safeguard their positions and pensions'....

80 posted on 10/07/2014 3:22:17 PM PDT by GOPJ ("The welfare of humanity is always the alibi of tyrants" - Albert Camus)
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