Ebola: Part Two

US Embassies in Ebola-Stricken Countries Processing Visas for Non-US Citizens (100 per day apply)
DAILY SIGNAL ^  | 10/16/14 | Rob Bluey

Posted on ‎10‎/‎16‎/‎2014‎ ‎8‎:‎52‎:‎08‎ ‎AM by Liz

Despite the outbreak of Ebola, it is still possible to get a visa from the three West African countries at the heart of the outbreak, and a key congressman is demanding to know why.

Rep. Ed Royce, Republican-Calif, chairman of the House Foreign Relations Committee, sent a sternly worded letter to Secretary of State John Kerry about the Obama administration’s handling of the Ebola epidemic in Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone. Royce said he was “deeply concerned” U.S. embassies in those countries were continuing to process visas for non-U.S. nationals despite the outbreak of the deadly disease.

An estimated 100 people per day are applying for U.S. visas at the three embassies, according to Royce. “Of course,” he added, “once these individuals are issued a visa by the embassy, they are free to travel to the United States.”

Royce urged Kerry to contain the Ebola virus “at its source” in Africa before any additional cases reach the United States.

“I was surprised that the Department of State has not already exercised its authority to suspend consular services, which is standard procedure in countries experiencing a major security disruption,” Royce wrote to Kerry. “This would be a prudent measure to mitigate the risk of Ebola exposure and contain its spread—a bedrock principal (sic) of health crisis management.”

Royce recommended the State Department stop issuing visas for non-U.S. nationals in Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone as a “containment measure that may help mitigate the risk of further translocation to the United

Paquette wrote:From your article:

That idea has drawn criticism from experts. The Heritage Foundation’s Steven Bucci and Ellen Prichard wrote for The Daily Signal last week that banning travel is the wrong approach

   Ebola presents a major challenge to authorities for managing and protecting U.S. citizens. Sealing off the borders from these countries is not feasible and does not present the best solution for dealing with the virus. America must resist the urge to react out of fear and use wisdom instead. A prudent additional step of increasing screening will help. A panicked overreaction will not.

http://dailysignal.com/2014/10/16/us-embassies-ebola-stricken-countries-still-processing-visas-non-us-citizens/

Skeptical wrote:

Paquette wrote:From your article:

That idea has drawn criticism from experts. The Heritage Foundation’s Steven Bucci and Ellen Prichard wrote for The Daily Signal last week that banning travel is the wrong approach

   Ebola presents a major challenge to authorities for managing and protecting U.S. citizens. Sealing off the borders from these countries is not feasible and does not present the best solution for dealing with the virus. America must resist the urge to react out of fear and use wisdom instead. A prudent additional step of increasing screening will help. A panicked overreaction will not.

http://dailysignal.com/2014/10/16/us-embassies-ebola-stricken-countries-still-processing-visas-non-us-citizens/

That's right, let all those infected with Ebola into the country is the best approach, any curtailment of travel from the Ebola prone countries to the US is racist, gotcha!!

Paquette wrote:

Skeptical wrote:

Paquette wrote:From your article:

That idea has drawn criticism from experts. The Heritage Foundation’s Steven Bucci and Ellen Prichard wrote for The Daily Signal last week that banning travel is the wrong approach

   Ebola presents a major challenge to authorities for managing and protecting U.S. citizens. Sealing off the borders from these countries is not feasible and does not present the best solution for dealing with the virus. America must resist the urge to react out of fear and use wisdom instead. A prudent additional step of increasing screening will help. A panicked overreaction will not.

http://dailysignal.com/2014/10/16/us-embassies-ebola-stricken-countries-still-processing-visas-non-us-citizens/

That's right, let all those infected with Ebola into the country is the best approach, any curtailment of travel from the Ebola prone countries to the US is racist, gotcha!!

I just posted a quote from the article that you provided. Can you copy and paste the exact words from the Heritage Foundation article that you posted that says "any curtailment of travel from the Ebola prone countries to the US is racist"?

Skeptical wrote:No need to, that is the liberal mantra!

Paquette wrote:

Skeptical wrote:No need to, that is the liberal mantra!

In other words, no one mentioned race except you. In other words, you're putting words in other people's mouths, you're making false accusations, you're lying. And most amusingly, this proves that you're not willing to live up your own demand for "exact words" that you expect everyone else to live up to. You're a hypocrite.

And if you're trying to claim that the Daily Signal, a publication of the Heritage Foundation is liberal, you're a freaking delusional fruitcake.

If you want to know why I don't support a travel ban, my position parallels what is spelled out by Bucci in the article linked in the article that you posted. If you really feel the need to toss out that sad little "liberal" attack, you can direct it to "Steven P. Bucci, Army Special Forces officer and top Pentagon official, director of the Allison Center for Foreign Policy Studies at The Heritage Foundation."

http://dailysignal.com/2014/10/07/wisdom-prevail-panic-solution-ebola-u-s-isnt-banning-travel/

Paquette wrote:

Skeptical wrote:No need to, that is the liberal mantra!

In other words, no one mentioned race except you. In other words, you're putting words in other people's mouths, you're making false accusations, you're lying. And most amusingly, this proves that you're not willing to live up your own demand for "exact words" that you expect everyone else to live up to. You're a hypocrite.

And if you're trying to claim that the Daily Signal, a publication of the Heritage Foundation is liberal, you're a freaking delusional fruitcake.

If you want to know why I don't support a travel ban, my position parallels what is spelled out by Bucci in the article linked in the article that you posted. If you really feel the need to toss out that sad little "liberal" attack, you can direct it to "Steven P. Bucci, Army Special Forces officer and top Pentagon official, director of the Allison Center for Foreign Policy Studies at The Heritage Foundation."

http://dailysignal.com/2014/10/07/wisdom-prevail-panic-solution-ebola-u-s-isnt-banning-travel/

Darth Cheney wrote:

Paquette wrote:

Skeptical wrote:No need to, that is the liberal mantra!

In other words, no one mentioned race except you. In other words, you're putting words in other people's mouths, you're making false accusations, you're lying. And most amusingly, this proves that you're not willing to live up your own demand for "exact words" that you expect everyone else to live up to. You're a hypocrite.

And if you're trying to claim that the Daily Signal, a publication of the Heritage Foundation is liberal, you're a freaking delusional fruitcake.

If you want to know why I don't support a travel ban, my position parallels what is spelled out by Bucci in the article linked in the article that you posted. If you really feel the need to toss out that sad little "liberal" attack, you can direct it to "Steven P. Bucci, Army Special Forces officer and top Pentagon official, director of the Allison Center for Foreign Policy Studies at The Heritage Foundation."

http://dailysignal.com/2014/10/07/wisdom-prevail-panic-solution-ebola-u-s-isnt-banning-travel/

What to burst your bubble since you are on such an indignation rant but the Africans are NOT in agreement with your high moral ground:

http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/A/AF_EBOLA_AFRICA_CONTAINMENT?SITE=AP&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT&CTIME=2014-10-16-14-24-38

Gomezz Adddams wrote:WTF? I thinks I got whiplash from Obola saying no to quarantine but the Joint Chiefs of Staff and Armyrecommending quarantine for returning soldiers/personnel from West Africa.

http://thehill.com/policy/defense/222101-hagel-considering-ebola-quarantine-for-all-troops-deployed-to-west-africa

Gomezz Adddams wrote:WTF? I thinks I got whiplash from Obola saying no to quarantine but the Joint Chiefs of Staff and Armyrecommending quarantine for returning soldiers/personnel from West Africa.

http://thehill.com/policy/defense/222101-hagel-considering-ebola-quarantine-for-all-troops-deployed-to-west-africa

Skeptical wrote:

Gomezz Adddams wrote:WTF? I thinks I got whiplash from Obola saying no to quarantine but the Joint Chiefs of Staff and Armyrecommending quarantine for returning soldiers/personnel from West Africa.

http://thehill.com/policy/defense/222101-hagel-considering-ebola-quarantine-for-all-troops-deployed-to-west-africa

Isn't this ass backwards?

It is ok to quarantine our military who are not treating Ebola patients and more than not very low risk of being infected yet it is a NO-NO to quarantine healthcare workers who are at great risk of being infected treating Ebola patients.

That makes as much sense as that MT suit HMWAIC and that dolt Friedman saying the best way to contain the epidemic in West Africa is to allow or bring the infected into this country rather than containing it in those areas now affected!

Gomezz Adddams wrote:So much for voluntary quarantining as nurse "Typhoid Mary", Kaci Hickox goes for a bike ride.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2814208/Quarantined-Ebola-nurse-defies-orders-stay-home-goes-bike-ride-boyfriend.html

Darth Cheney wrote:She's a former liberal hack and the media can't stop fawning over her bravery. I know it is wrong but I kind of hopes she is carrying the Ebola virus and expires with screaming shitz.

Liberal wrote:

Darth Cheney wrote:She's a former liberal hack and the media can't stop fawning over her bravery. I know it is wrong but I kind of hopes she is carrying the Ebola virus and expires with screaming shitz.

Your Savior, Jesus Christ, probably wouldn't agree with you.

Darth Cheney wrote:

Liberal wrote:

Darth Cheney wrote:She's a former liberal hack and the media can't stop fawning over her bravery. I know it is wrong but I kind of hopes she is carrying the Ebola virus and expires with screaming shitz.

Your Savior, Jesus Christ, probably wouldn't agree with you.

I fall far short but still hopes she gets it.

Liberal wrote:

Darth Cheney wrote:

Liberal wrote:

Darth Cheney wrote:She's a former liberal hack and the media can't stop fawning over her bravery. I know it is wrong but I kind of hopes she is carrying the Ebola virus and expires with screaming shitz.

Your Savior, Jesus Christ, probably wouldn't agree with you.

I fall far short but still hopes she gets it.

For someone who pretends to be Christian, you aren't very good at pretending to be Christian.