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Re:Pentagon Knew of Possible Coronavirus Threat for Years by foogazi on Monday April 06, 2020 @01:01PM (#22795414)
> Why is it the United States' job to identify health problems in China?

Because a health problem in China, or anywhere in the world, presents a RISK to the the United Stated

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Re:Pentagon Knew of Possible Coronavirus Threat for Years by tathougies on Monday April 06, 2020 @02:18PM (#22796301)
> Because a health problem in China, or anywhere in the world, presents a RISK to the the United Stated

Correct. This is why we are the primary fund-provider to WHO. We should be asking why that org failed us, not why we didn't have yet another org for the same purpose.

And after investigating the failure, we should consider whether or not continuing with that org makes sense, or if we should set up another organization and sever ties with the old one, in the interest of not duplicating effort.

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Re:Pentagon Knew of Possible Coronavirus Threat for Years by foogazi on Monday April 06, 2020 @08:41PM (#22799335)
Not sure what your point is

This seems like basic risk management.

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