:shrug: sure, and most of those employees overseas are dependent upon DOD logistics. They do not have the same lift capacity.
Look man, one of us in this conversation has actually been both in the active duty military and a military contractor. I'm not against contracting this sort of thing out - but you have to have realistic expectations. No one, but no one, has the projection capability of the US Defense Department.
That, and we enable autocratic governments who hinder economic development via our aid programs.
You didn't want to go to Afghanistan? If you don't mind me asking, why? I can understand people saying that about Iraq, but Afghanistan... unless you're a truther?
And that general's being stupid. Why? If we don't do what we can to stop it over there, (1) it WILL affect U.S. interests there - such as weakening governments that actually do work with us in killing terrorists in Africa, and (2) it's better to stop it there than having to try to stop it here. There's a very real possibility that this virus could mutate to where it is as transmissible as influenza is...and if that happens, it IS coming here. That's the nature of the mobility of the populations of the modern world.
And if you really think the military wouldn't be used if a truly deadly pandemic strikes America, you've got a lot to learn.
I suppose you believe that it takes the DOD and American troops to go and fight a disease. In the first place, what you are talking about is the ability to pay for the work. It's not the DOD that carries the financial burden so the uniqueness of having soldiers at it's disposal is meaningless. The money comes from the general fund and the only question is who gets paid. My objection is that this kind of work is not within, or shouldn't be within the scope of the military. There are individuals who are actually trained to fight disease who would be a more rational choice than some nineteen year old kid who's been through basic training and AIT. For me, it's not who pays, or who has projection capacity. It's a question of who is the best fit to stop the pandemic. For a pandemic, it's not soldiers unless they are to enforce a quarantine. The purpose of the military is to kill people and break things, not to be a social welfare organization. If we are going to throw bodies at a problem, throw the appropriate bodies.
How many times do you have to be told they are not 'fighting' the medical aspects of the disease?
And that they are perfectly capable and trained to do security, transporatation, and construction?
The purpose of the military is to protect & defend America and American interests.
Not "kill people and break things." That is a very ignorant statement and demeaning to our military.
You needn't tell me anything because you don't seem to understand the issue here. We are sending people there with the wrong skill set. I've been in our military and I have a good grasp of it's purpose. It's purpose is not to be an international construction company. In basic they don't train with a hawk and trowel, they use rifles.
Smart enough assessment. Which means we either have morons, both parties, pushing bad policy, or we have leaders, both parties, who view it somehow advantageous to "US interests" to hold some parts of the world down.
Cpwill's Razor is that when you are looking at destructive consequences of governance, and the options before you are deliberate, competent, malice or incompetent perhaps originally-well-intended bumbling; it's incompetence.
Not quite sure what you mean with that CP.
I guess dropping off medication is not enough, we now have to send our troops to face possible death.
If you were ordered to go by the president, would you follow orders, or would you say no and face a dishonorable discharge?
I agree. Only someone who had little or nothing to do with the military would contemplate on disobeying it. Besides, those that go will be medical personal who are specially qualified along with the equipment to handle the situation.
Or they would be working with qualified medical personal, perhaps putting up tents, setting up isolation wards, or performing guard duty.
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