| Source: www.dailypundit.com --- Sunday, October 12, 2014
Expert: 'Very real' chance U.S. soldiers deployed to African hot zone will get Ebola « Hot Air While the potential for an African-style Ebola outbreak in the United States remains extremely remote, American health and defense officials do not appear to be taking the appropriate precautions in order to prevent one. Note the goalpost whiplash: First, Ebola would burn out in Africa soon enough. Then, there was only an extremely remote chance that Ebola would break out of Africa into the western world. Then there was almost no chance that Ebola would evade airline screening procedures and come to America. Then, even if Ebola did somehow, by some miracle, make it to America, we would catch it before it did any damage. Then, we absolutely know how to stop Ebola from spreading. (Note: this involves a miracle that includes perfect humans in perfectly designed systems using perfectly unfailing equipment and procedures). And now, well, the possibility of an African-style Ebola outbreak in America, with millions of infections, remains "extremely remote." I personally think that what is really "extremely remote" is that the situation is as under control as they keep telling us it is. I wonder what they'll tell us when third generation infections start popping up? ... |
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