Rubicon - the problem is you are dealing with common sense - something I'm afraid the current administration is seriously lacking. Seems like a no brainer to most of us - contain the virus where it is.

:mademyday::mademyday: Best answer yet, solve two problems at once! :bigbow::bigbow:

That's what gets me about this topic and discussion ... the obvious thing to do (as in screamingly obvious) is to err on the side of caution. That's because the disease, if caught, has a 90% fatality rate. Thus, closing down travel from West Africa makes sense. Keep sending medical teams etc into Africa to fight it ... that also makes sense.

But getting wrapped around the axle because no one had died yet and saying no big deal, or comparing it to heart disease and so forth ... I will withhold comment and simply shake my head. I just hope common sense remains in the majority ... sometimes I wonder.

I have no faith whatsoever in the current government's ability or desire to contain Ebola.

What do you believe previous administrations would have done? What evidence based on historical events can you offer?

Thank you.

Ronald Reagan was the poster child for the government's ability to deal with epidemics, taking over 4 years before even mentioning the AIDS crisis.