The Rumsfeld history starts in 1976, when a military recruit in New Jersey died from a flu that experts speculated might be the “swine flu” virus of 1918 pandemic fame. As Sargent tells it, Rumsfeld, who was then and is again the nation’s secretary of defense, made the imminent “swine flu” a political issue to add some spark to the campaign of President Ford, an interim leader without a cause. At Rumsfeld’s urging, the administration would ensure that “every man, woman and child” was vaccinated. Huge amounts of vaccine were produced and distributed quickly.
I can't wait to see how the coincidence theorists try to spin this one.
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