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Obama May Send National Guard And Reservists To Ebola Countries

Neil Munro White House Correspondent
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President Barack Obama may draft reservists and National Guard troops for his planned anti-Ebola force that is being sent to West Africa.

The force will include roughly 4,000 troops, White House spokesman Josh Earnest said Thursday.

“In terms of the composition, I’d refer you to the department,” Earnest said.

“I would anticipate that we will be able to share some details about the composition of that force in the next day or two,” he added.

The use of reservists and National Guard troops is politically risky, partly because it increase the number of civilians whose neighbors and friends are being sent to Africa to combat the deadly disease.

Some of the force has already been deployed to African to help establish supply bases and hospitals that will support local health workers.

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