Raoul sometimes I think you are more of a patriotic flag waving American than most Americans I have ever known.

BTW I'm not against patriotism.

It's just that living here in the USA all my life I just have not seen that kind of attitude in my fellow citizens.

During my lifetime we have obsessed on things like Political correctness, racism-real and mostly imagined, and the moral war that has torn this country apart. Many people don't feel that America is the country it used to be, some believe that it is better now than ever.

I still happen to think it is the best country in the world but it has sunk a lot. There is a price to pay for failure.

But I think the achievments made by the USA in space were steps for all mankind it did put the whole species forward and should be shared by all people not just Americans.