U.S. to Commit Up to 3,000 Troops to Fight Ebola in Africa

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U.S. to Commit Up to 3,000 Troops to Fight Ebola in Africa · 4

user-inactivated · 3499 days ago

nytimes.com · #world · #world.flagamuffin · #nottheonion

Wow. Thoughts?

I ... wouldn't want to be in the army right now. Interesting that even in the post-Iraq paradigm, everyone in Africa and the world looked to us to do something. And are calling what we did do "not enough."

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user-inactivated · 3499 days ago · link ·

The way that headline is worded, you'd think Ebola was an African terrorist organization.

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