U.S. Troops Fighting Ebola in Africa Will Be Safe: Pentagon

[cavegal]

http://www.nbcnews.com/storyline/ebola-virus-outbreak/u-s-troops-fighting-ebola-africa-will-be-safe-pentagon-n220176

Only a handful of highly trained U.S. troops among the thousands bound for West Africa will have direct contact with potential Ebola patients, military leaders said Tuesday. Those soldiers will be posted at testing labs to help identify people showing Ebola-like symptoms. They “meet the highest level of standards” and are already trained to deal with major crises, including nuclear disasters, U.S. Army Gen. David Rodriguez, the commander of U.S. Africa Command (AFRICOM), said during a Pentagon news conference. He added that three medical testing labs — each with about three or four soldiers stationed there — are already in use. Another four more facilities have been requested.

Rodriguez also pledged that the 4,000 service members deployed to the ravaged region will be kept safe — and won’t be

 

[Eupher]

And if you believe that complete, utter bullshit, I've got some swampland in Arizona to sell you. 

Rodriguez didn't sound or look convincing. Even he knows he's full of shit.

[thundley4]

Sure the troops are trained and will be safe.  That's why the only westerners to have contracted Obola have been medical personnel specifically trained for treating diseases.

[txradioguy]

U.S. Troops Fighting Ebola in Africa Will Be Safe: Pentagon

Bullshit