The Pentagon doesn’t plan to deploy the full 4,000 U.S. troops - TopicsExpress



          

The Pentagon doesn’t plan to deploy the full 4,000 U.S. troops to Ebola-stricken Liberia — scaling back the number even as the virus makes rapid gains elsewhere in West Africa. Army Maj. Gen. Gary Volesky, who’s leading up the effort overseas, said the current 2,200 troops will grow to nearly 3,000 by mid-December. But the military doesn’t expect more soldiers on the ground will be necessary. The troops have been tasked with building 17 100-bed treatment centers for Ebola, and have already built a 25-bed facility for medical personnel who contract the disease. The World Health Organization said 19 of 53 treatment centers planned in Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone are operating. nbcnews/storyline/ebola-virus-outbreak/u-s-scaling-back-troop-presence-ebola-hit-liberia-n247201
Posted on: Thu, 13 Nov 2014 11:31:00 +0000

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