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To: tallhappy
I don't think smallpox will be used, maybe. There is no way smallpox could be used as a weapon in the USA and not spread all over the world. The Islamic countries, becouse of poorer public health, will have a higher percentage of casualties.
44 posted on 11/28/2001 12:04:07 PM PST by Iris7
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To: Iris7
There is no way smallpox could be used as a weapon in the USA and not spread all over the world. The Islamic countries, becouse of poorer public health, will have a higher percentage of casualties.

I've heard this and it is certainly a rational and persuasive argument.

Two things, one is they are crazy and might not care.

The second is that under WHO these countries have all been vaccinated as well and they are not going to be without vaccine. And, while we stopped vaccinating routinely around 1972, other countries, especially third world ones, did not.

The countries in question very well have a much higher percentage of people vaccinated than we do.

46 posted on 11/28/2001 12:11:29 PM PST by tallhappy
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