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Originally Posted by Scribbler1
I say what I mean, and what I said was "Except for the fact that almost the whole country was behind the space program."
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And as I said, if you want to do something for no reason other than "it is hard," do it privately.
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As I said, it would serve as a deterrent.
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A deterrent from what? Having them also send a guy to the moon? What a great accomplishment that would have been!
Yes, save them some money.
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There were fears of orbiting platforms with nuclear weapons,
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What do orbiting platforms have to do with going to the moon?
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and there were also fears (probably groundless, but there were real fears at the time) that The USSR would have a base on the Moon.
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Groundless fears? Sounds like a good way to spend money. So if they did make a base on the moon, what exactly would that allow them to do again? Plant a bigger flag?
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We WERE enemies at the time, you know.
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So it was a matter of saying "look, we can outspend you," huh? What a good way to spend taxpayer money. Oh, and don't forget "it is hard."
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Don't tell me what I mean to say. If you're such a mind reader you ought to know what I think of that shit right about now.
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Actually, I asked you if that is what you meant to say. See the question mark?