Why do people always look to white countries for help? White people are always meant to solve the problems of the world. This writer states that the USA is sending 3000 persons to help, and also states that China is helping. However the writer fails to state the number of persons China is sending. When questioned closely on this mater a UN spokesman had to admit that China was sending just 59 lab personal, yes 59 from a nation of over 1 billion. And how many are India, sending? what about other Asian tigers?

If Australia were to send the same number per capita, I think we would be sending probably one person.

So where is the outcry about the effort of China and India?

On the title question "President Obama got it right about Ebola. Will Australia?"

No. This issue is a genuine humanitarian - not a War issue. Ebola fails because:

- their is little opportunity for Actional Man politicians to make tough speeches

- no uniforms necessary

- no weapons necessary

- our money is invested in the Iraq War - roll on Syria.

Hence no interest from an Australian Government that disbanded AUSAID and removed most of its Aussie aid to Africa in the last 12 months.

Maybe they should send an army to shoot the actual germs.

It is relatively so much cheaper and easier to stop ebola while it is still in Africa.

PERHAPS it is possible to stop it in developed countries, but even if so, it would not be easy. Sufficient quantities of medication are not yet in sight and the resulting efforts, cost, restrictions and casualties would be equivalent to having a world-war.

I just wish people would stop rooting, kids, kids, more kids, when will the people of this world realise that this is the big problem, disease, poor sanitation, starving, living with goats in the house, no contraception, wars, no education, no money, no medical facilities, especially in poor countries like Africa.
Perhaps there should be a much more even distribution of wealth from rich countries in this world, then perhaps the people of poorer nations may have some hope to survive but stop having kids, forget about the teachings of certain religions regarding contraception, the head man is not going to help you out with his created bull just by waving his arms about and telling you all about his particular God or Witchcraft for goodness sake they are only men & women just like you, but they do not have to put up with the effects of Ebola in their cocooned wealthy countries.

Just too many people.
The root cause of ALL our problems.