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George H.W. Bush: “If we had an outbreak somewhere in the United States, do we not then quarantine that part of the country, and how do you…”

On the recordOctober 3, 2005
If we had an outbreak somewhere in the United States, do we not then quarantine that part of the country, and how do you then enforce a quarantine. One option is the use of a military that is able to plan and move, so that's why I put it on the table.
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George H.W. Bush
Republican · Texas

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President Bush discusses potential measures for managing an avian flu outbreak in the U.S.

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