During 2003 the Federal Reserve Began to Openly Discuss Deflation

During 2003 the Federal Reserve began to openly discuss deflation. Their comments suggested they

A) were enthusiastic about the possibility.
B) were neutral about whether deflation would be a good thing.
C) knew it was something to watch because of the Japanese experience of the 1990s, but did not alter policy significantly to combat it.
D) knew it would be a disaster, so they immediately cut the target federal funds rate by 5 percentage points to avoid the possibility.