The US Army has announced that it intends to quarantine every single US soldier returning from deployment to Liberia out of “an abundance of caution” about the possibility of Ebola exposure.
Dozens of soldiers have already been placed in 21-day quarantine in Italy over the weekend, including Major General Darryl Williams, the outgoing commander of the operations in Liberia.
Expanded across the operation, this would cover 882 troops already assigned to the region, as well as “thousands” of additional troops that are en route for the ever-expanding anti-Ebola campaign.
The White House downplayed the announcement, saying it did not represent a shift in Defense Department policy but rather the decision of a single commander, and hinted that the announcement was not set in stone and could be subject to change.
The move is still a surprise, as the administration has taken officials in New York and New Jersey to task for trying very similar Ebola quarantine standards, saying they are “burdening” the doctors and nurses who have traveled there.
quarintine Newland – no more foul mouths
Elegant proof that the government, and the CDC specifically, have no clue what they're doing. Where is this 'ebola contingency plan' they've all been saying was already put in place? Seems to me they're pretty much making it up as they go.
Sending in the Army to fight a virus? Holy, alterior motive, Batman?!!
"Ok, I'll gun. What are the rules of engagement?"
"If it looks like the virus, kill it."
"Ha! Seriously, what are the rules of engagement?"
"If it looks like the virus, kill it."
"No, seriously! What are the rules of engagement?"
Excellent!
99% certain it was Sgt Ken Davis in either Errol Morris's documentary/interviews film Standard Operating Procedure. ( https://archive.org/details/StandardOperatingProc… ) or one of the 'outtakes.'
Whoops. …some memory hole or another means revising the 99%-certain bit. But he told essentially the same story in Rory Kennedy's Ghosts of Abu Graib. http://youtu.be/bcGMsfs5Kt4?t=12m38s . He did tell it in a humorous way somewhere.
Pig flu, bird flu, … flu-proper, … flu like illness…
They all go away as a scare-you issue as people more or less ignore it. And they kill almost as few Americans as 'terrorism.' I'm getting to the point where I think they're spreading it and/or feeding obvious concerns for attention. …an obvious thought when you start noticing the people who didn't get fired for selling Iraq are dwelling on it.
…the 'abundance of caution' rhetoric probably has something to do with not embarrassing the WH.
And I wouldn't take one of their so-called vaccines for a million bucks. If I were soldier, I'd do whatever I could to get out of the armed services. They're using them more and more as guinea pigs.
How about not sending soldiers into the middle of an epidemic? You know, out of an abundance of caution.