26/ Because Twitter threads only go up to 25, this thread is the continuation of my last on the origins of #COVID19, the @WHO, @mattpottinger, @jakejsullivan etc. Please read that before this chain, if you can.
27/ This process puts the @WHO at risk just when we need it most. However the pandemic began, making sure the entire global population is vaccinated via #COVAX is essential to the safety of everyone on earth.
28/ That’s why we need to help rescue @WHO from the likely train wreck of the #COVID19 investigation. We need to renegotiate terms of reference for a full and unrestricted forensic investigation.
29/ The Chinese government likely has its reasons for its ongoing #COVID19 coverup, but we have no reason to play along. We must support an unrestricted forensic investigation through the @WHO and also start examining additional ways of getting to the bottom of these failures.
30/ Here’s a link to my @thehill editorial calling for a bipartisan 9/11-style commission examining the failures of China, the US, & the WHO. Every country could do the same. We could also do this jointly through the @OSCE or summit of democracies. thehill.com/opinion/white-…
31/ We have a real problem. 2.5 million people are dead from a totally avoidable pandemic. It's likely we’ll face even more dangerous pathogens in the future. Shame on us if we aren’t fearlessly doing all we can to understand what went wrong, fix our biggest problems, & prepare.
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1/ If you haven’t seen @MattPottinger’s interview on @facethenation, I strongly encourage you to do so at this link. Follow this full thread for my response.
2/ @MattPottinger is someone I respect greatly. His efforts to try to do the right thing within the chaos & malfeasance of the #Trump White House is nothing short of heroic. I urge you to learn more about Matt’s work in this excellent @newyorker piece. newyorker.com/magazine/2021/…
3/ In @MattPottinger’s @facethenation interview, he rightly rakes China over the coals. It's my view the #COVID19 catastrophe would likely not have happened but for the failure of the Chinese government rooted in the distinct pathologies of China’s authoritarian system.