Posted on 10/16/2014 12:53:30 PM PDT by Kaslin
resident Obama will sign an executive order as soon as today deploying National Guard troops to Ebola stricken countries in West Africa according to a report from NBC News.
President Barack Obama is expected to issue an executive order Thursday paving the way for the deployment of National Guard forces to Liberia to help contain the Ebola outbreak there, sources told NBC News.
The sources said that eight engineers and logistical specialists from the Guard, both active-duty and reservists, would probably be included in the first deployment. They are expected to help build 17 Ebola treatment centers, with 100 beds apiece. The sources said that no decision had been made.
Fox News' Ed Henry confirmed this afternoon that a draft of the order is circulating through the White House and Pentagon.
A month ago President Obama announced the deployment of thousands of U.S. soldiers to Ebola stricken regions in Africa. The original number of soldiers deployed for the task was 3,000 but the Pentagon has upped that number to 4,000 this week.
At this point it is unclear what National Guard troops will be tasked with doing or how they will be protected from contracting the disease once they arrive. Earlier this month we learned U.S. military soldiers and medical personnel will be handling Ebola infected blood samples.
The U.S. military mission to combat Ebola in West Africa is facing questions about the serious health risks American troops will encounter in heading to the epicenter of the deadly outbreak.
According to officials, a small group of trained military medical technicians on the ground will not be required to make direct contact with patients infected with the Ebola virus. However, they will have to handle infected blood samples, which Pentagon officials acknowledged Tuesday could be just as dangerous, if not more.
More information on this news will be available this afternoon.
National Guard? With Governor’s permissions? Which States?
National Guard members return to their families not military bases like the Federal troops.
Obama is murdering the USA.
Stupid is as stupid does.
Who will help contain the upcoming outbreak here?
Send the Peace Corps.
Conspiracy time. Obama is trying to destroy the U.S military by introducing Ebola to service members,
Not to be crass, but there are a lot of precious minerals in West Africa and China has been sending personnel there already.
But hey, just keep voting!
What is this , Fight Ebola ,crap ?
I would expect mutiny as these Guard units are not trained for this and likely not get the training or equipment they need to protect themselves before they are deployed. People in this country are, thanks to Obama, contracting Ebola and a crisis is looming. Sending our already stretched military resources to Africa on a fool’s errand is unbelievably stupid and should be an impeachable offense. I would think that Democrats already worried about the upcoming election would get even more heat in their districts if Obama is foolish enough to issue this executive order.
What better way to make sure it spreads rapidly throughout the US. as Orca would say “He’s Brilliant”
No! More No! Send the Congressional Black Caucus.
Sounds good to me
What do you expect from that arrogant, ignorant, lazy, lying pos?
This is why it is important for us to take the Senate back
I would resign my position before allowing myself to be sent there. Dying in combat for your country against an avowed enemy is one thing; dying a horrible death to make a criminal, immoral administration look good, and possibly coming home to infect my family is another.
I hope that there are mass resignations.
The military’s job is to kill people and break things, unless that is the mission they shouldn’t be going there!
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