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pnwmom

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3. Give me a break. The US troops include medical and other essential personnel.

Reply to Ichingcarpenter (Original post)

Sat Oct 4, 2014, 04:31 PM

Oct 2014

Why are engineers needed? Because one of the huge problems is biowaste, and how to transport contagious bodies.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/news/checkpoint/wp/2014/10/03/u-s-military-force-fighting-ebola-virus-could-grow-to-4000-troops/

The soldiers from Fort Hood include 500 soldiers from the 1st Medical Brigade, the 36th Engineer Brigade and the 85th Civil Affairs Brigade, officials said. Fort Carson will send about 160 soldiers from the 4th Engineer Battalion, and Fort Bragg will deploy 120 soldiers for engineering and public affairs. The 20th Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear and Explosives Command at Aberdeen will send 10 soldiers for laboratory work, and about 100 soldiers from Fort Benning, Fort Stewart and Fort Eustis will round out the force.

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Africa Ebola Cuba has sent over 500 medical the US sent troops. [View all] Ichingcarpenter Oct 2014 OP

Cuba will help. The U.S. will shoot. nt valerief Oct 2014 #1

no, they won't be shooting. cali Oct 2014 #38

Both are needed Marrah_G Oct 2014 #2

Yet the `US signed the 50 yrs trade embargo again Ichingcarpenter Oct 2014 #4

Our treatment of Cuba is ridiculous Marrah_G Oct 2014 #6

And the Dodgers haven't moved whistler162 Oct 2014 #29

Give me a break. The US troops include medical and other essential personnel. pnwmom Oct 2014 #3

+1000 CAG Oct 2014 #5

This isn't about USA's ego or Cuba's Ichingcarpenter Oct 2014 #8

Only one country's actions re: ebola are being poo-poo'd and it's not Cuba's--see your headline nt geek tragedy Oct 2014 #11

This is more about the unclear "the US sent troops" inference in the OP title CAG Oct 2014 #15

And their mission incudes building a hospital and other health facilities pinboy3niner Oct 2014 #12

Yes -- thanks. n/t pnwmom Oct 2014 #13

not this stupid talking point again. geek tragedy Oct 2014 #7

So you agree with the cold war embargo? Ichingcarpenter Oct 2014 #9

No, and nothing I wrote supports that unfounded inference. geek tragedy Oct 2014 #10

Obama's Cuban/American Political Necessity? Ichingcarpenter Oct 2014 #16

rw Cubans in Florida and New Jersey. geek tragedy Oct 2014 #27

this is about humanity, remember? Not about U.S. policy vis a vis Cuba cali Oct 2014 #39

That has ZERO to do with your OP. Why not make an OP about that instead of this ridiculous one? n/t pnwmom Oct 2014 #14

Thank you SickOfTheOnePct Oct 2014 #20

USA..USA...USA Ichingcarpenter Oct 2014 #21

You should delete this, as that comparison is seriously distorted. nt pinboy3niner Oct 2014 #17

Alert me then... I won't Ichingcarpenter Oct 2014 #22

It's a question of honesty and fairness pinboy3niner Oct 2014 #28

I welcome your hate. Ichingcarpenter Oct 2014 #31

What, you couldn't think of a more inappropriate response? pinboy3niner Oct 2014 #33

you are seriously embarrassing yourself. cali Oct 2014 #40

Just pointing out Ichingcarpenter Oct 2014 #42

It's astonding, isn't it? nt msanthrope Oct 2014 #25

There was a person on MHP this morning Skidmore Oct 2014 #18

The US troops being sent include medical personnel. I'm not surprised that there weren't many pnwmom Oct 2014 #23

Never forget that Cuban doctors reached Haiti after the big earthquake malaise Oct 2014 #19

Holy Shit...do you not know military basics? The 3k we sent over msanthrope Oct 2014 #24

Cuba has a great health care system. cwydro Oct 2014 #26

...to build hospitals and facilities to help contain Ebola. NuclearDem Oct 2014 #30

Can't we just be happy that various countries are helping? Cali_Democrat Oct 2014 #32

We need to break the old paradigms Ichingcarpenter Oct 2014 #36

Infantile metric seveneyes Oct 2014 #34

I didn't know Cuba was still a political dog whistle. What year is this again? Rex Oct 2014 #35

Cold War foes are working together? Ichingcarpenter Oct 2014 #37

Kudos to Cuba for stepping up so much flamingdem Oct 2014 #41