And speaking of quarantines

I mentioned in yesterday’s post regarding the Federal resistance to quarantines, that I wouldn’t be surprised if the U.S. troops now in Africa weren’t quarantined when they returned home. Well guess what?

Yes, U.S. Soldiers are being stopped and placed into quarantine in Italy for 21 days. This isn’t something President Obola is doing either, He doesn’t want any sort of quarantines that might actually stop the spread of Ebola in this country. Here are the details on what’s happening in Italy from CBS News:

U.S. soldiers returning from Liberia are being placed in isolation in Vicenza, Italy out of concern for the Ebola virus, CBS News national security correspondent David Martin reports. The soldiers being monitored include Maj. Gen. Darryl Williams who was the commander of the U.S. Army in Africa but turned over duties to the 101st Airborne Division over the weekend, Martin reports. There are currently 11 soldiers in isolation.

They have “Locked up” a United States Army Major General? Why King Putt must be furious! Umm, not exactly. It seems I was mistaken about his not being involved.

A Pentagon spokesman calls it “enhanced monitoring.” The soldiers are confined to a building and unable to see their families, Martin reports. The decision made by the Army and applies only to soldiers returning from Liberia. Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel will decide whether to make isolation apply to members of all services returning from Liberia.

Or, possibly they never bothered to tell Il Douche about putting returning soldiers into isolation for 21 days. Hagel probably didn’t want to interrupt Der Fubar’s golf game. The Italians weren’t taking any chances either.

They apparently were met by Carabinieri in full hazmat suits. If the policy remains in effect, everyone returning from Liberia – several hundred – will be placed in isolation for 21 days. Thirty are expected in today, Martin reports.

Gee, I wonder what they might be afraid of? Why not use the rubber gloves and temperature scanners that have been issued to our highly competent TSA personnel? Probably because the Italians take this issue very seriously, unlike the idiots in the White House and the CDC. I am sorry that the soldiers are being kept from their families, but as long as they can use Skype, they can stay in contact with them. I also hope the Italians are at least feeding them and not the United States Army. 21 days in quarantine with army food? That could be considered a crime against humanity.

All kidding aside, I fully agree with this and I suspect the troops do as well. Better safe than sorry. From what little I’ve seen, I don’t think any of them were put in harms way, so the soldiers can look at this as 21 days of uncharged leave with no duties. They should be home with their families in short order.

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