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<\/a><\/center><\/p>\nA few weeks ago, I speculated<\/a> that there were US troops packing their bags to go to Africa and aid in the fight against the Ebola outbreak. Someone emailed me that they were indeed stuffing their duffel bag in anticipation of the move. The Washington Post<\/a> reports it, too;<\/p>\n The epidemic, which has killed at least 2,100 people in five African countries, is unlikely to spread to the United States in the short term, Obama said Sunday on NBC\u2019s \u201cMeet the Press.\u201d But if the United States and other countries do not send needed equipment, public health workers and other supplies to the region, that situation could change and the virus could mutate to become more transmissible, he said.<\/p>\n \u201cAnd then it could be a serious danger to the United States,\u201d Obama said.<\/p>\n \u201cWe\u2019re going to have to get U.S. military assets just to set up, for example, isolation units and equipment there,\u201d he said, \u201cto provide security for public health workers surging from around the world.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n So, once again, the President calls on the only folks in government who haven’t let him down. And while he’s sending US troops to Africa, he’s trying to cut the rate of their pay and increase the cost of their healthcare when they leave the service and suffer from the consequences of being stationed in yet another of the world’s shitholes.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"