Yanno, I used to do this "dealing with mass disruptions like nukes, tidal waves, and epidemics" thing. I was actually the Operations Officer for one of the DoD teams that were set up to command and control the DoD component of a "whole of government" response to *exactly* this sort of event (speaking of ebola, in case you just woke up from a very long nap).
Admittedly, that was back during the Clinton administration, when not all the "professional" positions in the political appointee arena were apparently just about completely political. Clinton made a great choice of Jim Witt as FEMA director.
Of course, that all changed with 9/11 and the creation of the Homeland Mismanagement Agency and the immense scope creep, etc.
Which is why this status from Jonn Lilyea resonated so much:
Read the complete post at http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2014/10/lions_and_tiger.html
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Oct 16 2014, 10:46 AM
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Argghhh! The Home Of Two Of Jonah's Military Guys..