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38. no, they won't be shooting.

Sat Oct 4, 2014, 06:57 PM

Oct 2014

The U.S. is building hospitals and other facilities.

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■Multiple headquarters elements and units from the 36th Engineer Brigade at Fort Hood, Texas, and Fort Carson, Colorado.

■An element from the 1st Armored Division Aviation Brigade from Fort Bliss, Texas.

■An element from the 1st Medical Brigade of Fort Hood.

■A small element from the 85th Civil Affairs Brigade, also of Fort Hood.

The U.S. military mission will include building 17 100-bed hospital facilities and a health care facility for infected physicians and health care workers.

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http://www.armytimes.com/article/20140930/NEWS08/309300063/U-S-troops-head-Africa-Ebola-mission

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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