Posted on Oct 28, 2014
U.S. military defies the President (over Ebola)
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The U.S. military has indicated (actually, they have disobeyed) they will not comply with the White House's recommended measures to deal with the Ebola virus.
Now, this discussion is not about Ebola. It is, however, about the Department of Defense openly defying the executive branch of government.
Is this a first? Do you agree? Comments, please!
http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2014/10/28/obama-ebola-aid-workers-west-africa/18059485/
Now, this discussion is not about Ebola. It is, however, about the Department of Defense openly defying the executive branch of government.
Is this a first? Do you agree? Comments, please!
http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2014/10/28/obama-ebola-aid-workers-west-africa/18059485/
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Responses: 6
I read it the same way as SGM (Join to see). By reading the attached article, it seems the military is practicing the time honored past time of "adding to but not taking away from" a policy.
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PO1 Michael Burdick
Well said! To say it's disobeying an order is nothing but empty political rhetoric. Like you said, they can add to but not take away from a policy.
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Instead Of Sending Patients Back To America, Send A Hospital Ship Over There To Handle everything....
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Here's what John Q. Public had to say about it on FB:
"POTUS says that Ebola quarantine rules are different for military and civilians because:
1) Military members are not working directly with patients. (in what rational universe does this make sense?)
2) Military members aren't "volunteers" (while they probably are somewhat mortified to find out what they volunteered for, they are indeed volunteers. How does POTUS not understand this?)
3) The civilian volunteers are "taking time away from their families" (this is just offensive to anyone who has spent time in uniform, especially since 2001).
This might recommend to suspicion that we're not being told the truth about the Ebola support operation currently being conducted by our US military. It also raises fair questions about whether the President has any earthly idea what life is like for his all-volunteer service members. To the extent he doesn't "get it" ... shame on the advisors who are supposed to be making sure he does."
https://www.facebook.com/jqpublic?fref=nf
"POTUS says that Ebola quarantine rules are different for military and civilians because:
1) Military members are not working directly with patients. (in what rational universe does this make sense?)
2) Military members aren't "volunteers" (while they probably are somewhat mortified to find out what they volunteered for, they are indeed volunteers. How does POTUS not understand this?)
3) The civilian volunteers are "taking time away from their families" (this is just offensive to anyone who has spent time in uniform, especially since 2001).
This might recommend to suspicion that we're not being told the truth about the Ebola support operation currently being conducted by our US military. It also raises fair questions about whether the President has any earthly idea what life is like for his all-volunteer service members. To the extent he doesn't "get it" ... shame on the advisors who are supposed to be making sure he does."
https://www.facebook.com/jqpublic?fref=nf
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SSgt (Join to see)
If President Obama thinks that he is blithely get his way and IF something were to happen, you know the response from family would disastrously received and Democrats you need to hear the military on this.
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Lt Col (Join to see)
Since less than 1% of Americans serve, I'm not sure democrats are all that afraid of us as a voting block.
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PO1 Ron Clark
Capt, #1. A member volunteers for the military. #2. After you sign the contract and swear your oath of allegiance, then you are a GI, that's Goverment Issue. In other words a conscript to the government, YOU GO WHERE YOU ARE ORDERED! And lastly this Democrat could doesnt care who votes as a block!
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Lt Col (Join to see)
My only point was to SSgt Olson, that it doesn't matter how disastrously received any bad new is on the part of military families, because there just won't be enough of them to overcome any of the other special interest groups.
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