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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Never, EVER in my life did I think I would agree with John Boehner about anything ever, but yes to this assertion:

"A temporary ban on travel to the United States from countries afflicted with the virus is something that the president should absolutely consider along with any other appropriate actions as doubts about the security of our air travel systems grow".

Obama keeps saying that a pandemic is inevitable if we don't treat people in West Africa and, yes, we absolutely need to address the illness over there.  But why the HELL are we also not keeping out travelers who've been in affected areas without instituting a quarantine.  What the hell is the CDC thinking ????  [/quote]

[b]I really can't understand why you are panicking now about someone from West Africa, when this nurse traveled from Texas.  Huh?[/quote][/b]

Let me spell it out for you, oh dense one.

Nurse caught Ebola from a man, Thomas Duncan, who had just traveled to Liberia and who, while in Liberia, had contact with an extremely ill woman who eventually died of Ebola.  He came to the US and then infected two nurses while being treated in the hospital.

Thomas Duncan was just one person, but thus far we know he was "patient 0" for at least two other cases of Ebola (and possibly more will emerge in the next few days).  So, if we limit travel for those coming from affected areas, we may be able to prevent other Thomas Duncans from exposing other people to the disease.

Now, oh dense one, you may say, "Well, it's the hospital that failed. It was failed protocols.  The CDC is doing a horrible job"  And I agree with all of that.  But given that just three cases in the last two weeks have revealed that our healthcare infrastructure and national leadership is totally and completely unprepared to handle Ebola, let's not further burden the system.

Got it? [/quote]

Okay, o wise one.  I still don't it.  No other person traveling from West Africa has had Ebola or any symptons.

At this point, it seems like the proper line of panic would be limiting travel within the US.  But I guess not.[/quote]

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