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Obama Sending 3,000 Troops to Liberia To Fight Ebola

Discussion in 'BBS Hangout: Debate & Discussion' started by ScolaIsBallin, Sep 16, 2014.

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  1. ScolaIsBallin

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    #1 ScolaIsBallin, Sep 16, 2014
  2. CometsWin

    CometsWin Breaker Breaker One Nine

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    Ebola, drought, wildfires, solar flares... thanks Obama. ;)
     
    #2 CometsWin, Sep 16, 2014
  3. Johndoe804

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    War on Illness? Sounds better than a War on Drugs or a War on Terrorism. Now if we'd just focus on illness and poverty here in the States.
     
    #3 Johndoe804, Sep 16, 2014
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  4. Deji McGever

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    Whatever. Sarah Palin has been saying the president should invade Ebola for like a month now.
     
    #4 Deji McGever, Sep 16, 2014
  5. txppratt

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    we will democratize them with obamacare. and a few military bases.
     
    #5 txppratt, Sep 17, 2014
  6. CometsWin

    CometsWin Breaker Breaker One Nine

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    She definitely owes Ebola a world wide apology.
     
    #6 CometsWin, Sep 17, 2014
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    Are we using Airstrikes on those terrorist?
     
    #7 cheke64, Sep 17, 2014
  8. Dubious

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    A few articles I've read this week say we need to attack ebola now while it is geographically limited. If it spreads beyond the region it could much harder to stop. It's as scary as getting beheaded so action is warranted.

    The problem will be that the local shaman and warlords are going to claim that the aid workers are indiscriminately killing off the locals and it is going to appear that that is true. It will be a very ugly story no matter what.
     
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    After seeing that pic of her this morning I think she might have Ebola.
     
    #9 Bäumer, Sep 17, 2014
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    what a warmonger. impeach his arse now!
     
    #10 conquistador#11, Sep 17, 2014
  11. SamFisher

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    Which is much easier to do if Ebola isn't among the problems they face.

    Reminds me of the small town mayors from Louisiana who were b****ing about to CNN about Obama not sending them oil containment booms/devices whatever to cover their entire shoreline during Deepwater Horizon leak - that's becuase the booms were all out at sea keeping the oil contained in a much smaller area, geniuses.
     
    #11 SamFisher, Sep 17, 2014
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    That's great news! The situation cries out for massive international aid. As the greatest power on the planet, this kind of response is what I have been expecting. Without the outside world stepping up, the death toll could reach into the hundreds of thousands. No joke. That is unacceptable. Also, the longer this goes on, the greater the possibility that it will mutate into something far more serious, in my opinion.

    I'd like to add that I think we have a particular reason to aid Liberia due to our history there.
     
    #12 Deckard, Sep 17, 2014
  13. Classic

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    I'd hate to be one of those 3k.

    Good luck fellas.
     
    #13 Classic, Sep 17, 2014
  14. Air Langhi

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    What if one of them gets sick and comes back to the US and then boom goodbye USA.
     
    #14 Air Langhi, Sep 17, 2014
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    One (or two persons) got infected already and is now back in the USA weeks ago.
     
    #15 pahiyas, Sep 17, 2014
  16. Classic

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    I've seen it. On film.

    [​IMG]
     
    #16 Classic, Sep 17, 2014
  17. solid

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    Are these medical specialists? Combat troops makes no sense. Are we going to "gun down" the virus?
     
    #17 solid, Sep 17, 2014
  18. SamFisher

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    Who do you think builds a field hospital, latrines and all of that stuff?
     
    #18 SamFisher, Sep 17, 2014
  19. solid

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    Halliburton? ;)
     
    #19 solid, Sep 17, 2014
  20. g1184

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    what this guy said. I hope there's more to this plan than 'throw people at it.'
     
    #20 g1184, Sep 17, 2014
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