Summary Of Michael Lumpkin's 'Yes'

Summary of the “Yes” The Department of Defense is a part of the executive branch of the United States government that deals with national security and the Armed Forces. In the Department of Defense there are three subordinate military departments: The Department of the Army, The Department of the Navy, and The Department of The Air Force. The DOD is planned to have a unique role in the comprehensive response effort for the Ebola outbreak as discussed by Michael Lumpkin during the Senate Appropriations Defense Subcommittee hearing on November 12th, 2014. He stated that these efforts are, “a national security priority in response to a global threat”. He argues that military action will provide a short-term solution to the long-term problem that will provide other organizations, both civilian and military, the necessary time to deploy their own strategies and that the United States’ military involvement is also a “galvanizing…, more robust, and coordinated international effort which is essential to contain this threat and to reduce human suffering.” Lumpkin came to this conclusion from his recent trip to Liberia. He says that the Liberian government’s limited resources and man-power are not enough to combat the threat; Liberia is already doing …show more content…
Lumpkin explains that our military are going to be kept safe from the illness, following strict protectionary measures. The prevention of the transmission of the disease is currently one of the chief planning factors; he maintains that, “there is no higher operational priority than protecting our Department of Defense