Somebody stop him.
This is meant as a kick in the teeth to all who are politely asking for a moratorium on West African flights, immigrants and visitors. And it’s probably meant to expose as many US troops as possible to the disease.
When ISIS attacks, we won’t even have a boot that can remain upright on the ground.
It’s a feel good action to say that “We are doing something” All the military hospital camps by that many troops are not going to be enough given the large size of the outbreak, the insecure borders, and the lack of law and order in Liberia” You’re not sending enough medical help to a nation that can’t even keep itself effectively safe, and is practically in chaos. The politicians are going to cause potentially many thousands of additional African deaths with this puny contingent sent to Africa.