H1N1 Killing Afghans

Troops are getting vaccinated. Afghans are on their own. It seems to me if the international community can't do something as basic as give the people of Afghanistan vaccines, then we ought not to be escalating war in their country:

Obama Attends North American Leaders Summit in Mexico in August

Obama in Canada

Via Politico, via Robert Gibbs:

"The President will travel to Guadalajara, Mexico, August 9-10 to attend the North American Leaders Summit with Mexican President Felipe Calderon and Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper. The summit meeting will provide an opportunity for the United States, Mexico, and Canada to engage on a broad range of issues, including economic recovery and competitiveness in North America, our shared interest in energy and the environment, and cooperation among our governments to promote the safety and welfare of our citizens, including continued close cooperation to counter the A/H1N1 influenza pandemic."

Napolitano Announces Task Force to Stop Flu Spread

Meanwhile, CDC says U.S. swine flu deaths likely. But Sanjay Gupta says swine flu is easing (I'm with Gupta):

Federal officials warned on Tuesday that swine-flu related deaths were likely in the United States as the disease that killed scores in Mexico continued to spread across the world and governments intensified steps to battle the outbreak.

The number of confirmed cases in the United States was raised to 68, but states and cities were reporting more suspected cases. In New York, the city’s health commissioner said “many hundreds” of schoolchildren were ill at a school where some students had confirmed cases.

President Barack Obama asked Congress for $1.5 billion in emergency funds to fight the fast-spreading disease. MSNBC