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Agnosticsherbet

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41. I retired from the military.

Tue Oct 7, 2014, 09:35 AM

Oct 2014

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They will have proper equipment.
They will not be safe. If it were safe, there would be no need to send them there.

I think the US miliary has sometimes been misused badly. For that reason, there are many who do not like the miltary, blaming the institution for the falt of it's commanders.

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I'm concerned for the 3000 plus troops we're sending to West Africa [View all] cwydro Oct 2014 OP

HAve you ever had military training on biological warfare? MohRokTah Oct 2014 #1

I have great mistrust in our military leadership. Not in the troops. cwydro Oct 2014 #6

Ummmm AnalystInParadise Oct 2014 #23

I can corrobrate what you are saying about the training davidpdx Oct 2014 #35

Yep. liberalmuse Oct 2014 #36

Which is why AnalystInParadise Oct 2014 #37

The threat of violence, I think. nt msanthrope Oct 2014 #42

MP Brigades AnalystInParadise Oct 2014 #44

MOPP IV doesn't meet CDC specs Recursion Oct 2014 #38

It's predicted that over 1.4 million will be infected by January. ecstatic Oct 2014 #2

we are not all doomed if the numbers get that high. Warren Stupidity Oct 2014 #10

Um, that is what I meant. I was responding to the OP. Sorry ecstatic Oct 2014 #17

Let's not do anything and let Texasgal Oct 2014 #3

And repeal Obamacare! The GOP says that will stop it! freshwest Oct 2014 #4

Of course we should do whatever we can. cwydro Oct 2014 #7

some articles here riverwalker Oct 2014 #5

Thank you for this. cwydro Oct 2014 #8

Here's another one quoting the Commanding General of the 101st Airborne Division pinboy3niner Oct 2014 #9

Thanks. Ya know - cwydro Oct 2014 #14

This is one miltary deployment I support 100%. morningfog Oct 2014 #11

Completely agree we have to contain it. And not us. Other nations as well. cwydro Oct 2014 #12

I think the intitial mission is building ebola treatment tents, stocking them morningfog Oct 2014 #15

They are being sent to build jen63 Oct 2014 #40

You should be concerned RobertEarl Oct 2014 #13

Yeah, it's the best of equipment thing that worries me... cwydro Oct 2014 #16

I think they're meant to guard treatment centers in Liberia Warpy Oct 2014 #18

Yeah, I've read about those attacks on clinics. cwydro Oct 2014 #21

This one is especially diabolical because it kills the very people who could help Warpy Oct 2014 #22

This fight really matter Boomer Oct 2014 #19

Louie Gohmert is concerned about this: freshwest Oct 2014 #20

Ebola worries me more than ISIS. cwydro Oct 2014 #24

Active duty military will be cared for in a Military hospital. Agnosticsherbet Oct 2014 #25

Please don't misunderstand. cwydro Oct 2014 #27

I retired from the military. Agnosticsherbet Oct 2014 #41

they will be building clinics, repairing the landing strips and providing logistical support magical thyme Oct 2014 #26

You hit the nail on the head. cwydro Oct 2014 #28

I'll feel a lot better when a vaccine is available. Also when fall foliage leaf peeping season ends. magical thyme Oct 2014 #30

Fall foliage peeping season! cwydro Oct 2014 #31

Engineering, logistics, transportation Marrah_G Oct 2014 #29

i'm guessing they will be better off than those in iraq, afghanistan etc JI7 Oct 2014 #32

This is something that I completely agree is true. nt cwydro Oct 2014 #33

Vibes to them applegrove Oct 2014 #34

What they will be doing Recursion Oct 2014 #39

Exactly. NPR had a good story this morning on a hospital they are building FSogol Oct 2014 #43