[Jim Noble]

No one has yet considered the possibility that, as SARS becomes endemic in East Asia and Africa that we will need to close our ports to arrivals from there, and prohibit travel to there.

That would pop a lot of balloons.

[tallhappy]

No one has yet considered the possibility that, as SARS becomes endemic in East Asia and Africa that we will need to close our ports to arrivals from there, and prohibit travel to there.

No one has considered it becaue it is a ludicrous idea.

[myprecious]

we will need to close our ports to arrivals from there, and prohibit travel to there

The tower of Babel comes to my mind. We have placed our faith in universal trade, Now it may crumble and we may be scattered again. Our own people do not have fundamental manufactoring skills, infrastructure, or factories. We may have oursmarted ourselves with Just in Time Delivery.

I hope I am wrong, but the possibility is there....