Posted on 09/08/2014 9:22:11 AM PDT by PilotDave
President Obama has said that the United States military will begin aiding the response to an outbreak of the Ebola virus in West Africa that has claimed the lives of at least 2,100 people in five countries.
In an interview broadcast Sunday on NBC's "Meet The Press," Obama said the epidemic was a "national security priority" and added that the military would be involved in setting up isolation units and other equipment, as well as providing security for public health workers from around the world.
"If we do that, then it's still going to be months before this problem is controllable in Africa," Obama said. "But it shouldn't reach our shores."
However, Obama also warned that the virus could conceivably spread beyond West Africa, mutating and becoming more easily transmissible in the process, "and then it could become a serious danger to the United States."
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Any concern regarding our borders? Nah, didn’t think so.
“National Security Priorirty”??? What the heck???
Right. Sign me up. NOT!!!
Our military has been reduced to nothing more than a meals on wheels type program under BO.
Gun control is a steady hand and a beady eye.
Obama hasn’t been able to reduce the size and strength of our military as quickly as he’d hoped. Toss in a little plague to hasten the destruction.
Yep!
The Ebola virus is a much bigger threat to America than the Al-Qaeda/ISIS cancer.
The Commander in Chief and Joint Chiefs should lead the way by example!
WEst Africa? Can he be more vague? That is a large area. Are we to occupy it all? West Africa includes Nigeria; are we to fight radical Islam there?
We have a good number of Ebola experts right here on FR, maybe they will sign up and go over and help out.
It’s his plan see post #6.
It will be as successful as the WOT.......................
He’s a total idiot. If he wants to help, he should role up his sleeves and go with Moochelle.
The Commander in Chief and Joint Chiefs should lead the way by example!
Agreed. Any ebola patients flown into the USA should go straight to Washington DC.
Obama is the most incompetent jerk to ever infest the White House..
This IS NOT what our military is for.
All part of the plan. Get people to leave the military or kill them. His F’up ROE wasn’t enough.
WTF????? He is an EVIL IMBECILE!!
He should send his wife to help
Although the 'Ripley solution' would probably work:
"Nuke it from Orbit. It is the only way to be sure."
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