Much of what it says Obama also said during his talk at the CDC a while ago. Although he said we need to do it now (as in 2-3 weeks ago), people in West Africa say the ebola virus has been a problem there for months, and the developed world was largely ignoring it because Africa. Now that non-Africans are falling ill and dying, Western governments have suddenly woken up to the danger of ebola.

It’s like the old joke about getting a mule’s attention by hitting it in the head with a 2x4. The West is the mule, and ebola is the 2x4.

In a connected world, where travel is relatively easy and affordable, what affects one part of the world can affect all parts of the world, given enough time and complaisance.