Citing security threat, Obama expands U.S. role fighting Ebola
September 16, 2014 at 20:54 PM EDT
ATLANTA/MONROVIA (Reuters) - President Barack Obama on Tuesday called West Africa's deadly Ebola outbreak a looming threat to global security and announced a major expansion of the U.S. role in trying to halt its spread, including deployment of 3,000 troops to the region.
