Just an observation from Canada..

Really, what seems to be going on is Bush is attempting to engage in another whizzing contest which was cool back in the 60's space race but those were WAY different times. If we learned one thing from the space station, it's that multi-national collaborations seem to work rather well. Why can't a return to the Moon be the same? Bush seems to think otherwise. You can only wave your country's flag around so much before people turn their backs on you and do their own thing. I wouldn't be surprised if China eventually teams up with another couple countries, or Japan and the ESA, perhaps Russia as well. Who cares what nationality (or even gender) sets foot on the Moon again? Since when was science all about patriotism?

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