President Obama declared the Swine (H1N1) flu epidemic a national emergency yesterday. Some relevant statistics on the US fatalities:
Iraq War: 4,351
9/11 Attacks: 2,976
Swine Flu: 1,000
Afghanistan War: 885
After passing Afghanistan casualties, I'd say it's a pretty likely event that this flu epidemic skyrockets to the top of this list.
Wait, let's add another category:
Annual US cancer deaths: 553,400
Maybe the President's priorities are out of place.
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