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| rodeomom13 - 2014-09-16 12:36 PM
Nevertooold - 2014-09-16 11:07 AM I would like to know where the UN is?
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Unfortunately ... this is probably true. I think part of the problem in being one of the most powerful nations in the world and being part of the UN is that we then garner the majority of the responsibility to lend aid. Now, I'm not saying that sending our own military troops in happens to be the aid I would send. I would rather foot the bill to send in American based aid workers ... like the Red Cross for example and financially support them as a nation instead. I know it is unheard of protocol for a gov't agency to support a private agency ... but, I think this would have been a better use of resources since the Red Cross is already there. |
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Location: Tulsa, Ok | Great idea - as long as the "first lady and daughters" go along to carry bedpans for ebola patients. |
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Location: In a happy place | HotbearLVR - 2014-09-16 1:03 PM It's a noble undertaking, but as NTO suggested, where is the UN?
Our defense budget has been slashed. The UN needs to have their feet held to the fire, and something like this is clearly something they can and should do. Our military shouldn't serve as "meals on wheels" for the rest of the world. So long as we enable them to be worthless by taking on their duties, they will continue to be worthless. If we are going to send 3000 troops anywhere, I would think our southern border would serve the national interest better.
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Location: In the Hills of Texas | So we are going to send 3000 troops over there that know nothing about medical problems...Great Move...We can spread it faster with that many people going over there and then coming back.. |
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Location: In The Land of Cotton | Nevertooold - 2014-09-16 4:21 PM So we are going to send 3000 troops over there that know nothing about medical problems...Great Move...We can spread it faster with that many people going over there and then coming back..
That is why I say the president is crazy. Committing suicide for the men/women who have to go.
There should be no reason at all for the military to be involved. |
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Location: Under The Big Sky Of Texas | I think we need to keep our troops home and taking care of our own border, to lock them down and make it safer for our own people here in the USA  |
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Location: Northeast Nebraska | I hate that insane, commie, koranimal, psychotic, mass murdering clump of pig smegma with a white hot burning passion that involves every fiber of my being.         |
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I live on the border. We've been begging for years. I wonder if all the "refugees" got a case of Montezuma's Revenge if we'd get some troop support.
Oh wait....we can't FIND the "refugees" they have been displaced, misplaced or something. |
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Question...so let's say this virus hits America...what can we do to protect ourselves? Can you imagine the food rush at stores? I'd sure stock up for 6 months! We'd all be bankrupt because no working means no house payments being made (as i'm not sure i'd want to leave my property. Sure wouldn't want to send the kids to school. I live one hour from huge Africa population. 55 flight a day leave Africa for the USA.
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Location: Under The Big Sky Of Texas | Why send troops to go fight Ebola, I dont understand what they can do to stop this, and then there will be more bringing the Ebola to the States and then we will be having a Outbreak of this horrible disease here.  |
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Location: Mississippi | MY son just finished his military service last May. I am so glad. That is not what he signed up for & I would not want him going over there to be exposed to Ebola. |
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Location: Washington | Fun read everyone. IF your signing into the military your saying you will go and do anything for that paycheck. This is not a draft military anymore...just a reminder. What I am reading is our 3,0o0 troops will be support, meaning building and training. DO not see them in the "hot zone". Personally if I was a parent with a child in the military I would rather see a deployment to East Africa verses Iraq.
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Location: Wisconsin | NO!!! plain and simple |
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Location: Kansas | fatchance - 2014-09-16 10:13 PM Fun read everyone. IF your signing into the military your saying you will go and do anything for that paycheck. This is not a draft military anymore...just a reminder. What I am reading is our 3,0o0 troops will be support, meaning building and training. DO not see them in the "hot zone". Personally if I was a parent with a child in the military I would rather see a deployment to East Africa verses Iraq.
But never lose sight of the fact this country is 18 trillion in debt. The cost will be astronomical.
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Location: Online | Frodo - 2014-09-17 8:42 AM fatchance - 2014-09-16 10:13 PM Fun read everyone. IF your signing into the military your saying you will go and do anything for that paycheck. This is not a draft military anymore...just a reminder. What I am reading is our 3,0o0 troops will be support, meaning building and training. DO not see them in the "hot zone". Personally if I was a parent with a child in the military I would rather see a deployment to East Africa verses Iraq.
But never lose sight of the fact this country is 18 trillion in debt. The cost will be astronomical.
Couple this with the already gutted military thanks to our dictator in chief. I would much rather that money and those 3000 troops be here taking care of us at home securing out border than in a disease ridden disaster area.
They've already proved that ISIS is here. They just caught a man recruiting for ISIS. They have found evidence of ISIS here. What does that tell you? |
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Location: Displaced Iowegian | fatchance - 2014-09-16 10:13 PM Fun read everyone. IF your signing into the military your saying you will go and do anything for that paycheck. This is not a draft military anymore...just a reminder. What I am reading is our 3,0o0 troops will be support, meaning building and training. DO not see them in the "hot zone". Personally if I was a parent with a child in the military I would rather see a deployment to East Africa verses Iraq.
Just WHERE do you think they will be building hospitals and training hospital workers? Our MILITARY should not be forced to take on this "project" of the President. I would rather see him financially help any volunteer organizations who are willing to go there. |
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| At first glance I thought this was a good idea. Than I started reading on what troops and what they would be doing in west Africa. Now I think it is just a political move on Obamas part. I can't see how our military is going to help in this and I think it is a poor use of our money. I am all for helping in this but not with our military. If anything send one of our hospital ships along with personal from the CDC. I am all for spending money on finding a vaccine for this because this could easily become a threat to us. However I think the Presidents proposal is a waste of time and money. |
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Location: Oklahoma | HotbearLVR - 2014-09-16 1:03 PM
It's a noble undertaking, but as NTO suggested, where is the UN?
Our defense budget has been slashed. The UN needs to have their feet held to the fire, and something like this is clearly something they can and should do. Our military shouldn't serve as "meals on wheels" for the rest of the world. So long as we enable them to be worthless by taking on their duties, they will continue to be worthless. If we are going to send 3000 troops anywhere, I would think our southern border would serve the national interest better.
This is just something to get uneducated people to bolster Obama's failing approval status. Let's look like a humanitarian....never mind the dangers it might prove to be to us here at home or our military. And Obama wants us to be a bankrupt 3rd world country. It's been his plan all along and he's well on his way to getting it done. |
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Location: Broxton, Ga | NJJ - 2014-09-16 12:25 PM fatchance - 2014-09-16 10:13 PM Fun read everyone. IF your signing into the military your saying you will go and do anything for that paycheck. This is not a draft military anymore...just a reminder. What I am reading is our 3,0o0 troops will be support, meaning building and training. DO not see them in the "hot zone". Personally if I was a parent with a child in the military I would rather see a deployment to East Africa verses Iraq.
Just WHERE do you think they will be building hospitals and training hospital workers? Our MILITARY should not be forced to take on this "project" of the President. I would rather see him financially help any volunteer organizations who are willing to go there.
And why are WE the USA having to do this............what about other countries.................Personally I would rather know 3000 troops are on their way to hunt down and kill the murderers of the 2 American journalist......as well as the British journalist.................And don't think that our troops will not be targets there......the next beheading I fear we see is one of our troops........... |
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