As the saying goes, any help is better than no help, but it seems it’s not the action of helping that really matters, rather it’s how much that help really contributes to the situation.  One question that is easily answered, is that yes, the aid that the US sent is doing something.

With the US aid, there is more money for supplies, more people to help, and the potential for countless more people to join up. No one can say that all of this aid is not helping, because without it, well there would be no gain in the situation. The people that would benefit from the aid, would have found themselves in worse situations had the aid not existed in the first place. The same would go for the supplies, there would be even less to go around with the extra funding.

Then there are the amount of people. With Ebola being  contagious, the people helping can find themselves in need of help, thus cutting the amount of people helping in the effort. This aid of 3000 people, along with the intent to train more people leads to more people helping the cause against Ebola.

Despite all of this, there are some that don’t see all the progress that’s been made. Instead some doubt it all, or simply argue that it’s not enough. There’s just so much wrong with those statements that it seems perpetual cynicism is in place. They don’t seem to see any good in what’s been done, and it makes them seem somewhat impatient.

As stated, change will not happen immediately. A plant will not grow immediately after the seeds have been sown.  While it’s true that there are many people suffering from Ebola, but no amount of money or troops will instantly make things better.

Taking a step back, considering the situation, and waiting, one will see that US aid is making a difference, and that’s good enough.

http://www.nytimes.com/2014/09/16/world/africa/obama-to-announce-expanded-effort-against-ebola.html

http://www.latimes.com/world/africa/la-fg-ebola-us-africa-20141117-story.html#page=1

http://www.washingtonpost.com/national/health-science/us-military-to-lead-ebola-fight/2014/09/15/69db3da0-3d32-11e4-b0ea-8141703bbf6f_story.html