This Avian Flu would not be such a killer thing as the hysterics say that it would be. As with any pandemic, it would not just spring out of nowhere overnight, it would gradually start and then get bigger and bigger. Long before this thing would reach the epidemic stage, let alone the pandemic one, doctors would have spotted the trend and sounded the alarm. They would have told Washington that they had better act now, before this thing gets way out of hand and does become the pandemic that the zealots fear. That would contain things very nicely, as this Avian Flu is not the next coming of AIDS, a disease that man does not understand, that came seemingly out of nowhere and that has no cure at all. There are vaccines available for this Avian Flu, some of them might still be in the early stages, but there are vaccines for it, unlike 25 years ago when AIDS started to call. Any outbreak of this Avian shit would not be a secret either, the media would get wind of it through the doctor's Reports, and they'd be right on it. Every news media in America would be full of lurid stories about how this was the next AIDS, how this will sicken and kill millions of Americans, more than any terrorist ever could hope to, here comes the predicted pandemic, and all these fucking hysterics that started this would be everywhere freaking everyone out and stirring up the flames of this story big time. So the American people would be demanding action on this issue right away, long before quarantines would be necessary.Mr. Businessman would love that shit, because he'd own all the places that make the vaccines, and he'd Be looking at making another mint off of this. So he would have no problem supplying the necessary vaccines to the masses, as long as the masses paid for them. Mr. Businessman would be as scared as anyone if there was an outbreak of this flu, because he would not want to get sick and die, there is no money to be made when you are dead, and Mr. Businessman sure likes making his money, so he has a big interest in stopping this flu. If that shit kills millions, those are his customers, and that kills him financially too, so he has a few reasons to nip this in the bud should it happen. He also has a built in money machine in this flu shit, as he'd always be selling his vaccines and such from then on and making lots and lots and lots of money. So, any outbreak of this Avian Flu could very easily be dealt with by the social structures that America already has in place, it has great doctors that would identify this flu right away and sound the alarm, it has all kinds of businesses that would make and distribute the vaccines to the people, and it has a media that would keep everyone informed (or is that misinformed?) about this thing every step of the way. So there seems to be no reason to resort to the military in a case like that, it is not a natural disaster that happens within a matter of hours or a man made terrorist attack, and it can be handled with things that are in place right now. Yet, Bush did not even consider any of that, he said he'd send the troops in right away.
Now, the dude is supposed to be the Commander-In-Chief of America, the CEO of the USA, the most powerful man on the planet, and is also supposed to have access to the best of everything, so all these facts had to be presented to him. All those sycophants like Condoleeza Rice had to tell him that America could stop an outbreak of this flu far before any mass quarantines or military actions would be necessary, so why did he say that he would send in the military? He said that because that's his answer to everything, send in the military. He did it after September 11th 2001, he did it in Iraq, he wants to do it in Iran real bad, he did it in New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina, he fucking loves doing that. It is his one size fits all answer to everything. He said it this time for a variety of reasons. The obvious one was that he would use this as an excuse to make even more money for all those Pentagon Pigs and businessmen that profit so handsomely off of the American military. Any mobilization of the military means money in their hands, and this would be another part of that process. However, the real reason that he wants to bring in the military just because a lot of people are puking from the flu and such is because that means that Washington can further consolidate its power over its people. Hurricane Katrina was a positive boon from heaven for Bush along that front, because it gave him the excuse to declare Martial Law in one of the nation's major cities and then see how it worked. Even though we are six weeks away from the hurricane, there is no Move afoot to end the Martial Law in New Orleans. No, the troops are still there, and they seem to be digging in for a long stay too. There seems to be no timetable for getting them out of New Orleans just like there is none for getting them out of Iraq and the reasoning is the same. Washington wants iron-fisted power in both places, and to do that, they need the troops. The real thing that the military has that is so attractive to Bush is not its ability to mobilize on a grand scale quickly, but its sheer power and force and military hardware. The soldiers in New Orleans have not been patrolling the area unarmed, no they have their M-16's at their side, and are far moire heavily armed than the New Orleans Pigs ever were or will be. They are also not bound by the rules and regulations that the Pigs are, and you know how much Bush hates having any regulations pertain to him and his people. So he took them away and told the soldiers that they had every right to shoot and kill anyone that they deemed a threat or a lawbreaker in New Orleans as they did in Baghdad and that there would be no repercussions. So the soldiers menace everyone in New Orleans with their weapons and commands and any and all rule of law has been vacated. The military are the judges, juries and executioners, and through them, Washington is too, and that's what they want. Any old kind of an excuse will do fine for implementing that too, and the Avian Flu is as good as any. That's what Bush is after in case of an outbreak, not preventing others from getting sick, because these heavy handed tactics will be of no use for that. In fact, they'll just make it all worse by interfering in everything and fucking it all up royally. Yet, that is what Bush wants, and he hopes these sick chickens can bring his dream to reality one day soon.
There is one big problem with what Bush wants though, besides the moral one, it is not legal to do that. Back in the day, America had no Pigs and the military took that function on, for example, it was not any Pigs that got John Wilkes Booth after he shot President Lincoln, it was the military that quarantined Washington and hunted Booth down in that barn at Dr. Mudd's farm and shot and killed him. There was no trail none of that shit, just an execution courtesy of the American military. That's how it was until after the Civil War had been over for a while, when people brought back this idea that was starting in England of having a Police Force to take care of internal and domestic affairs and leave the military free to fight wars like they are supposed to. The idea caught on, and America started having Pig forces of its own, and that meant that an agreement had to be reached with the military. The military had to agree that they were not to have any law enforcement powers in America and not be used like the Pigs. They agreed, and the Posse Comitatus Act Of 1878 was passed. The Act said that the military cannot act like Pigs in America for any reason, but they can help out in case of a disaster like a hurricane or whatever. Bush wants to sidestep that and put it to rest. However, that will be very hard to do for several reasons. One would be that this is the way that things have been in America since 1878, and many would be very reluctant to change that. The Pigs would be Number One on that list, as this Act keeps them their jobs, and rescinding it would force them out of work. What need would there be for the Pigs if the military had even more powers? The American people would be aghast at the thought of massive numbers of Pigs losing their jobs, many feel that there are never enough of them as it is, no matter how many there really are, and they have also been conditioned to look at the Pigs as these mighty heroes for so long, and they would not like these heroes of theirs to be kicked out of existence. The public outcry over this would be insane. So Bush knows that he just cannot go and ask Congress to rescind this Act or anything like that, he has to invent excuses for that, and he has found a great one in Hurricane Katrina and the Avian Flu would be another wonderful one. Even though there would never be a real reason for that to be used as an excuse for this Martial Law shit, all Bush would have to do is move very swiftly to get this done. Even in the early stages, when the doctors could contain things by themselves, Bush would step in and declare martial Law and a quarantine and send in the troops. That might not be too hard to do because by then the media are going to be playing these hysterical stories about this flu and scaring the shit out of everyone. People have criticized Bush for moving too slowly on Katrina at first, so he could say that he was being proactive and acting fast instead of when it was too late. All he'd have to do is to use the media induced hysteria about the flu and say that he had to do this now or else all of America was at risk. Even Congress would not try and stop him, because they'd all be freaking out over the hysteria themselves and so afraid of getting sick that they'd let Bush do as he pleased. Besides, Martial Law is good for everyone in Washington, regardless of political affiliation because it keeps the people oppressed and down, and that's what Washington likes. Bush desperately wants to use the military to impose rule on the country, and he'll use every excuse he can get to do that. He did it after September 11th, 2001, by ramming through things like the Patriot Act and after Katrina by mobilizing the troops in New Orleans. Anything frightening or scary is fodder for that, and Avian Flu is that and Bush intends to use it for just those purposes if it should strike. The cases would probably not even have to go above the hundreds for him to act and do what he proposed the other day. That's the only way that he can sidestep the Posse Comitatus Act and he intends to do just that. He sees it as a nuisance that keeps him from doing as he wishes and he wants that, and every other rule and regulation or restriction that applies to him to be abolished in favor of arbitrary shit. What he wants is far worse than any outbreak of Avian Flu could ever be, there are vaccines for that, but there are no vaccines or cures for a Police State or Martial law, those never go away. It is not about to go away from New Orleans anytime soon, and as soon as the first chicken starts to puke or whatever from the Avian Flu, a scourge far larger than any medical disease will begin to invade America big time, the scourge of Martial Law and the Police State. It I shard for men to develop vaccines and the like against medical diseases, and it is even harder to defend against man made plagues like Martial Law, but America will have to or else lose its freedoms to a bunch of sick chickens and hurricanes, and that would be the greatest tragedy of all time.