North American Fruit Explorers mailing list at ibiblio

["fuwa fuwa usagi" <fuwafuwausagi@muchomail.com>]

Often on this list I hear laments regarding the shipping of scions and plants 
form one country to another.

I do not want to sidetrack this list into another theoretical discussion of 
what may happen based in extrapolated models founded in manipulated data to 
further a political agenda, so I'll say it this way.

Be very, very glad that Governments even have this on their radar.  If I was 
a terrorist I would be looking to harm the agricultural system and damage it 
in much the same way the transportation system has been damaged, i.e. make my 
opponents way of living more costly to reduce their ability to finance 
expeditions into my life.  

The happenstance introductions are of worry enough.  For example, the illegal 
alien accidently carrying foot in mouth disease and spreading it as he makes 
his journey to his promised land.   

So my message is, be glad that some sort of control is in place and maybe 
work to improve those controls so the burden is not so great, but at least be 
thankful some sort of system is in place that gives us a baseline for dealing 
possible pathogens.  I know it is  a pain for all, but like I said be glad 
some sort of control is there.

Regards

lil' ol' me


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