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Thanks to freeperfromnj for pointing to this article:
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http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20051004/ts_nm/bush_birdflu_dc

"Bush wants right to use military if bird flu hits"
By Charles Aldinger 2 hours, 27 minutes ago

ARTICLE SNIPPET: "WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President George W. Bush asked Congress on Tuesday to consider giving him powers to use the military to enforce quarantines in case of an avian influenza epidemic.

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He said the military, and perhaps the National Guard, might be needed to take such a role if the feared H5N1 bird flu virus changes enough to cause widespread human infection.

"If we had an outbreak somewhere in the United States, do we not then quarantine that part of the country? And how do you, then, enforce a quarantine?" Bush asked at a news conference.

"It's one thing to shut down airplanes. It's another thing to prevent people from coming in to get exposed to the avian flu. And who best to be able to effect a quarantine?" Bush added.

"One option is the use of a military that's able to plan and move. So that's why I put it on the table. I think it's an important debate for Congress to have.""

"One option is the use of a military that's able to plan and move. So that's
why I put it on the table. I think it's an important debate for Congress to
have.""<<<<<<<<

I am against government control of anything, well almost.

But, after having watched the New Orleans storm, I do understand where he is trying to go.

If I had written the request, I might have said "Due to the crooked and stupid politicians, the lazy and un-trustworthiness of so many Americans today, I need the power to act at once and the permission to use the only group of people that I can trust to fulfill my/their orders"

This is not a surprise, he said that he wanted the military to take over after New Orleans.

I hope that Honore is in charge........I like him.

The left will go wild over this request, it has/will drive the new judge out of the news.....They were very upset on the talk shows that he had the thought.

Thanks for finding it and posting it......he is doing what I would do.