Undoubtedly, stopping the flights would be best.
It will not happen, however. Not without a military coup in the United States.
My advocacy for quarantine is premised on the idea that it could actually happen.
To be sure, Obola would veto, but he`s now on record as wanting it here. The senate bars debating it, or votes it down, they`re on record.
And there`s always the example, set by that ban on flights, that now opens the door for securing the borders. Unless Mexico and Canada follow suit the argument can be made that they will pose a risk, so ban as well or we actually begin enforcing our borders. Ebola now becomes our crisis to leverage better border enforcement.