[threepipeproblm]

Well that's an oversimplification. Diseases wiped out 90% before they ever saw a soldier. BUT...

'Instead, when the Indians were ready to leave, Trent wrote: "Out of our regard for them, we gave them two Blankets and an Handkerchief out of the Small Pox Hospital. I hope it will have the desired effect."' -- http://www.history.org/foundation/journal/spring04/warfare.c...

More commonly rumored to be used by British against Americans, though.

[Andre_Wanglin]

How is it an oversimplification if 90% of the population decrease was because of initial contact, not overt actions by the Europeans against the natives?

[threepipeproblm]

Do you really need this spelled out, like for real? Your statement that the genocide was not due to overt actions by Europeans is false. Accidentally wiping out 90% of a population through spread of disease is one thing. Deliberately killing off much of the rest is another.. you seem to think of that as a rounding error lol? I also provided a citation in which an American soldier admits to attempting to infect natives with small pox, despite his lack of germ theory. This also explicitly contradicts your account.