In a strange sort of way, the person or persons who perpetrated this crime did America a favor. The attack highlighted a plethora of problems with the FBI (many of which still exist) and showed all of America a vunerability.

Take for example the rush to aquire Ciprio: Our government had to admit that nobody had enough – those without would die. I suspect Ciprio and other antibiotics are being stockpiled at the state level now.

And look at our blasted mail system – pumping mountains of 3rd class junk mail into our mailboxes under protection of Federal law. Sensitive areas get sterilized, but for the majority of us we get the same risk-carrying garbage unabated. Americans know that mail is a risk.

And finally our medical system. Hospitals and clinics used to be isolated, now they network and share extensively. It is much less likely that you’ll find a doctor who isn’t aware of a whole new class of symptoms.

The perps committed a nasty crime and deserved death by roasting slowly over a fire while listening to Obama speeches. But the outcome of the Antrax attack was largely positive for the country as a whole.