Obamas Ebola military operation raises concern in Africa
The decision by US President Barack Obama to dispatch 3,000 troops to West
Africa to fight the Ebola epidemic has sparked reactions in Liberia.
We dont need guns to protect us for now. What we need now is drugs. We
need vaccine to curtail the spread of this virus. So it is unfortunate to
hear that America is sending over 3,000 troops, one Liberian citizen said.
If it is an armed troop then I will start to question myself whether this
virus can be fought by guns or so, said another Liberian.
On Tuesday, Obama described the Ebola epidemic in West Africa as a threat to
the entire world.
In an address from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
headquarters in Atlanta, Obama celled the US effort to fight the virus being
part of "the largest international response in the history of the CDC"
"This is an epidemic that is not just a threat to regional security. It's a
potential threat to global security, if these countries break down, if their
economies break down, if people panic," he said.
"That has profound effects on all of us, even if we are not directly
contracting the disease," he added. This outbreak is already "spiraling out
of control."
Earlier, the World Health Organization said the number of Ebola cases in
West Africa could start doubling every three weeks and the crisis could end
up costing nearly $1 billion to contain.
Ebola has claimed over 2,400 lives so far and nearly 5,000 people have been
infected.
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