Subj : Re: COVID Investigation
To   : Mike Powell
From : Jeff Thiele
Date : Mon Oct 24 2022 22:02:07

On 24 Oct 2022, Mike Powell said the following...
 MP> >  MP> In this case, it is not possible to know because China won't even a
 MP> >  MP> the WHO to investigate it.  I am not aware of Biden saying we'd nev
 MP> >  MP> investigate it.  Aaron seems to think so and I may have missed
 MP> >  MP> something.
 MP> >  MP> If China won't let the WHO finish an investigation, I don't see the
 MP> >  MP> allowing the USA to start one, so it would likely be a waste.
 MP> > Plus, think of the precedent it would set. If a pandemic were to start i
 MP> > US and rumors began in other countries that it was a biological weapon g
 MP> > awry, how would we feel about WHO or Chinese inspectors demanding access
 MP> > American research facilities?
 MP> My interest would be more along the lines of "if we can figure out how it
 MP> started, maybe we can stop it from happening again" but, yes, that could
 MP> open a Pandora's box.

Unfortunately, I don't believe that to be Aaron's interest; I think he's more
interested in placing blame. And if we were to start an investigation with
the preconceived notion that China might be to blame, I sould definitely see
how that might make them more defensive. Our president referring to it as the
"China virus" or the "kung flu" certainly doesn't help the situation, either.

Jeff.

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