3000 troops to West Africa
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http://www.wnd.com/2014/09/doctors-irresponsible-to-send-troops-to-combat-ebola/
An interesting report quoting prominent physicians and military experts. They are uniformly sceptical of this mission, pointing out that even highly trained health care workers are getting sick, so troops will be at great risk. They also point to the brutality being used, eg shooting people on sight who try to cross borders or violate quarantine and ask if our troops will be doing that.
One expert said the best way to deal with it is to cut off all travel to any area where there is infection. That means no plane flights from west africa. I haven't heard of that being done, so I suppose Obama would prefer to put us all at risk.
An interesting report quoting prominent physicians and military experts. They are uniformly sceptical of this mission, pointing out that even highly trained health care workers are getting sick, so troops will be at great risk. They also point to the brutality being used, eg shooting people on sight who try to cross borders or violate quarantine and ask if our troops will be doing that.
One expert said the best way to deal with it is to cut off all travel to any area where there is infection. That means no plane flights from west africa. I haven't heard of that being done, so I suppose Obama would prefer to put us all at risk.
A good example of what I was saying earlier about thinking. Or the lack of it.
You guys bitch when you think that Obama is acting like a king, then you bitch when he doesn't. Make up your minds.
It's not that hard. He swore an oath to protect and defend the country and faithfully execute its laws. He is not doing either. In fact, he seems hellbent on doing the exact opposite.
WRONG!
Bill Clinton: We Must Do 'Whatever It Takes' To Fight Ebola:
WASHINGTON, Sept 20 (Reuters) - New initiatives from the United States, Britain, France and other countries to help fight Ebola marked a "good beginning," former President Bill Clinton said on Saturday, but said the world will need to do more.
"We're still a little behind the curve but we're getting there," Clinton told reporters in a conference call, a day before his charity, the Clinton Global Initiative, was set to begin its 10th annual meeting in New York.
"And we have to deal with trying to identify and isolate the cases in the Congo and especially Nigeria where there are so many people," he said.
Since the current outbreak was first detected in March, Ebola has infected at least 5,357 people, according to the World Health Organization, mostly in Guinea, Sierra Leone and Liberia. It has also spread to Senegal and Nigeria. The virus has killed an estimated 2,630 people.
CGI announced on Saturday that an airlift it had coordinated along with other U.S. aid organizations was shipping 100 tons of medical supplies to West Africa to fight Ebola. The charity said it was the single largest emergency shipment from the United States to West Africa to date.
The airlift was scheduled to depart New York's John F. Kennedy International Airport on Saturday afternoon.
In a major expansion of the U.S. effort against Ebola, President Barack Obama this week announced that the United States would send 3,000 troops to West Africa help tackle the outbreak, including a major deployment in Liberia.
"We're going to have to do whatever it takes to contain the epidemic," Clinton said of Ebola.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/09/20/bill-clinton-ebola_n_5854812.html
WASHINGTON, Sept 20 (Reuters) - New initiatives from the United States, Britain, France and other countries to help fight Ebola marked a "good beginning," former President Bill Clinton said on Saturday, but said the world will need to do more.
"We're still a little behind the curve but we're getting there," Clinton told reporters in a conference call, a day before his charity, the Clinton Global Initiative, was set to begin its 10th annual meeting in New York.
"And we have to deal with trying to identify and isolate the cases in the Congo and especially Nigeria where there are so many people," he said.
Since the current outbreak was first detected in March, Ebola has infected at least 5,357 people, according to the World Health Organization, mostly in Guinea, Sierra Leone and Liberia. It has also spread to Senegal and Nigeria. The virus has killed an estimated 2,630 people.
CGI announced on Saturday that an airlift it had coordinated along with other U.S. aid organizations was shipping 100 tons of medical supplies to West Africa to fight Ebola. The charity said it was the single largest emergency shipment from the United States to West Africa to date.
The airlift was scheduled to depart New York's John F. Kennedy International Airport on Saturday afternoon.
In a major expansion of the U.S. effort against Ebola, President Barack Obama this week announced that the United States would send 3,000 troops to West Africa help tackle the outbreak, including a major deployment in Liberia.
"We're going to have to do whatever it takes to contain the epidemic," Clinton said of Ebola.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/09/20/bill-clinton-ebola_n_5854812.html
Its pretty fricken simple to me...if 3000 is a useful amount, pay health care workers who volunteer and provide them with great technology and quick transportation if they need the "experimental" vaccine.
If they are sending 3000 regular troops its ridiculous. I tend to disbelieve it. Its 3000 something.... but regular troops? cmon...I have former officers in my family... I have met a lot of their friends... and many others in San Diego... Some would remain quiet and do it... but many of those guys and gals did not even want the vaccine they were given before the gulf war.
I suspect many regular troops would take the cue from the thinking officers and tell their chain of command to to go to hell.
If they are sending 3000 regular troops its ridiculous. I tend to disbelieve it. Its 3000 something.... but regular troops? cmon...I have former officers in my family... I have met a lot of their friends... and many others in San Diego... Some would remain quiet and do it... but many of those guys and gals did not even want the vaccine they were given before the gulf war.
I suspect many regular troops would take the cue from the thinking officers and tell their chain of command to to go to hell.
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