Say No To 'Fighting' Ebola

There are already about 350 American troops in west Africa, sent to help contain the Ebola outbreak there. More troops are getting ready to go. Funny. I don't recall learning that our military were to be used to stop the spread of disease in far off countries. I'm pretty sure our military is to be used to defend this country from its enemies, to fight wars, and to fend off threats to our national security.  I thought the military were trained to be warriors.

Now one may argue that the deadly Ebola virus does threaten our national security by threatening our national health. However, an agency like the World Health Organization handles responsibilities like containing a virus in other parts of the world and they have already been on the scene there.

So I must take exception to this latest order from the Commander in Chief. Doesn't sending our troops to west Africa threaten our national security by exposing them to this virus? Doesn't it put them in harm's way of a very different nature? Will troops who go there contract the virus? Will it then spread to infect other troops and their families? Why is our President asking them to go and handle this? I think it's an extraordinarily inappropriate use of our troops and a sacrifice that no family should have to put up with. Ebola is not an American problem. It's a worldwide medical problem. Let the medical professionals from WHO and other agencies handle this. I don't think our military should abide by this order. Tell your Commander in Chief "hell no, we won't go."