Better to ask whether the US, as a nation, has the capacity to carefully consider the long-term ramifications of our various choices, and to choose the best opt

Better to ask whether the US, as a nation, has the capacity to carefully consider the long-term ramifications of our various choices, and to choose the best option regardless of politics and mob sentiment. The cries of "if even one person dies, it's too many" ring hollow. We know large numbers will die. The question is how to minimize that number. There is no safety.