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In September 1982, someone stole Extra-Strength Tylenol Capsules from stores in the Chicago area, dumped the drug out of the capsules, refilled them with cyanide and put the packages back into the stores. Seven people died and the entire nation was terrorized for months. At the time it was a far worse attack than the WTC was in 2001--Tylenol was one of the most trusted brands in the world.
I remember my mom's reaction--she threw away the Tylenol she had in the house even though it wasn't the kind the terrorist hit and she'd owned the bottle since the 1970s. Then she called every one of her adult children to make sure they did the same thing. I think half of America did likewise.
In 1982, the president of Johnson and Johnson reacted by recalling all of the Extra Strength Tylenol, converting the production line from capsules to caplets, introducing a triple-secured bottle, and launching a massive PR campaign. The only input from government officials was the mayor of Chicago asking people not to take Tylenol until they could assure the safety of the product.
If George W. Bush would have been in office at that time, how many countries would he have started a war against?
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