I wonder what people would think our military would be doing if our soldiers ever faced an actual bioweapon in combat?
Thank God the military is not sending out that message of fear to the bad guys, that anything bio will drive us from entire countries and regions of the world, even if they aren’t weaponized.
That they're trained for that, and some would die. Personally I think it's inevitable that deploying 4 to 6 thousand military personnel, upwards of 50% probably under 30, in a population with a high incidence of communicable disease, some will come down with it. I'm not crazy about the mission, I think contractors should have been used if possible. Nor am I nuts about the unit choice. But if we're going to do it because no on can, I hope we're prepared to deal with the casualties.