"But I think any rumors (and it is a rumor, not a verified fact) about what Iraq does and does not have right now should be treated with skepticism while the US Government is spending millions in PR dollars to convince the American public how bad Iraq is."
Whistling in the dark and wishing won't make it so. If it is a rumor, it seems pretty well substantiated and some fairly well informed people (not just Americans) are taking it seriously.
I guess they feel that they can't afford NOT to.
When we were all immunized after WWII, I don't recall anyone dieing. I was pretty young at the time but I would have heard if anyone in my greatly extended family had died and I would remember it. We kids were not sheltered from death in those days and a lot of deaths all at once would have been a major topic of discussion, not only at home but in church as well.
Maybe the people of today just don't have as firm a grip on life.

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