[donozark]

Why is it a Third World lash-up like Ivory Coast can close its border, but America, the most powerful nation in the world, can’t?

[hal ogen]

Those racists! How dare they assert sovereignty and even have the nerve to have borders. I bet the Pope will have something to say about this.

[hal ogen]

Those racists! How dare they assert sovereignty and even have the nerve to have borders. I bet the Pope will have something to say about this. Maybe they are ebolaphobes?

[ozarkgirl]

Why is it a Third World lash-up like Ivory Coast can close its border, but America, the most powerful nation in the world, can’t?

Apparently they can't.

"This decision, according to a United Nations official, has violated domestic and international law. (snip) It's unknown if the United Nations will step in and take action on the issue,"

Protecting one's border goes against the UN doctrine, the "one world" doctrine.