As an Asian-Amerian, I see two threats to my well being right now. I cannot help but compare and contrast these two:
Name | SARS | Saddam |
aka | Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome | Saddam Hussein al Majd al Takriti |
Size | a few microns, i.e. really really small | 5 foot something |
Known Clones | billions | 2-3? Unknown |
incubation Period | ~2-10 days | ~2-10 years |
Known Deaths caused: world/american |
103/0 See WHO |
unknown/122 (U.S. & Coalition) |
CNN Coverage per day average | ~1 hours | ~10 hour |
Chances of harm to myself personally | Possible | Unlikely |
U.S. Cost of fighting | ?? | 70+ billion |
Potential Medical benefits in the "war" | Improve virus indentification process, improve global disease control cordination | unknown |
Consumer Sales Benefits | 3M Face Mask type N95 | None |
Defense Sales Benefits | None | guided missiles, F22, F23 fighters, |
Disclaimer: Data gathered from different sources on the web. Not responsible for accuracy.