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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OK.  The pres just announced that the US will be ramping up screening at airports.  No specifics yet.  He also strongly criticized other countries for not doing their part.  I support him on both counts.[/quote]

The criticism lies with him for letting it go this far. He's been warned since last March to get a handle on this. He waited until it showed up on our soil--- and still waiting. Ban flights from West Aftica or put them all in quarantine for 21 days upon landing.

Non-essential travel to and from West Africa should be banned.

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I am an Obama supporter, but I have to agree with this. He often waits until the last minute to act. In this case, he waited too long.

I agree with quarantining all travelers from Ebola-stricken countries, but that won't stop the spread of Ebola worldwide. We have to help the African countries that can't handle the outbreak on their own. This would have been a fairly small operation months ago, but the epidemic has become so huge that it's going to cost billions and require a major international effort to stop it.

I predict the situation will get worse before it gets better because political leaders won't be able to figure out how to work together to stop this thing, and they won't want to expend the necessary resources in poor African countries needed to end the epidemic.

Even if we keep Ebola contained in the US, many countries won't be able to do so, and the epidemic will spread. I wouldn't panic, but I'd give support to our leaders to do what needs to be done internationally to put an end to the epidemic of this ghastly disease now.

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