Obama May Send National Guard to Liberia to Fight Ebola: Sources

[mystery-ak]

http://www.nbcnews.com/storyline/ebola-virus-outbreak/obama-may-send-national-guard-liberia-fight-ebola-sources-n227336

President Barack Obama is expected to issue an executive order Thursday paving the way for the deployment of National Guard forces to Liberia to help contain the Ebola outbreak there, sources told NBC News.

The sources said that eight engineers and logistical specialists from the Guard, both active-duty and reservists, would probably be included in the first deployment. They are expected to help build 17 Ebola treatment centers, with 100 beds apiece. The sources said that no decision had been made.

Defense Department officials said that the executive order was necessary to speed the deployments, and would allow the president to send additional forces as needed. Health officials have recorded more than 2,400 Ebola deaths in Liberia, the highest of any country.

[GourmetDan]

President Barack Obama is expected to issue an executive order Thursday paving the way for the deployment of National Guard forces to Liberia to help contain the Ebola outbreak there, sources told NBC News.

The sources said that eight engineers and logistical specialists from the Guard, both active-duty and reservists, would probably be included in the first deployment. They are expected to help build 17 Ebola treatment centers, with 100 beds apiece. The sources said that no decision had been made.

Defense Department officials said that the executive order was necessary to speed the deployments, and would allow the president to send additional forces as needed. Health officials have recorded more than 2,400 Ebola deaths in Liberia, the highest of any country.

Just say no, boys...

[mystery-ak]

...now he wants to kill-off the Guard.....

[flowers]

I know it doesn't matter at all with him, But does he have the authority to do this without congress????

[GourmetDan]

I know it doesn't matter at all with him, But does he have the authority to do this without congress????

If a few governors would stand up and say they are against the deployments, they would stop.

This isn't a war...

[flowers]

If a few governors would stand up and say they are against the deployments, they would stop.

This isn't a war...

Thanks for info

[GourmetDan]

Thanks for info

I meant it in a political sense.  It's probably technically 'legal' but would be electorally disastrous if conservative governors stood up and protested.

If the GOP was serious about opposing Bambi, this would happen.

You know the Dems would do it were the shoe on the other foot...

[xfreeper]

Just say no, boys...

Exactly

[Relic]

You know the Dems would do it were the shoe on the other foot...

And the GOP wonders why people like me hate them.

[GourmetDan]

And the GOP wonders why people like me hate them.

The GOP is what's known as 'controlled opposition'.

At the leadership level for sure...

[DCPatriot]

Dr. Michael Savage has a great take on this topic.

He believes there is a war going on between the Administration and the military at the Pentagon.

Essentially, the Pentagon came out and contradicted Obama when it said they will quarantine ALL military personnel returning from the "hot zones" for a period of at least 30 days.

This made Barack angry and instead essentially said, "Oh yeah?  Well, I've got an end-around.  I have direct control over the National Guard and I'll send them by Executive Order"   

How many National Guardsmen will volunteer to go to Africa with the high risk of contracting Ebola?


Another theory is that the National Guard are going there to TRAIN on the procedures and protocols of containing the population if large urban centers.

oh-oh......