You admitted it makes no sense to go to the moon to refuel for Mars prior to just now. I did not say that you claimed it did, but that you refused to concede that point.

I believe I addressed your other points as well elsewhere many times. Mars is a better place to support exploration elsewhere than the Moon. Gary and I both made the point that Mars is a gateway not a final destination. Argue the details of whether that is right or not and stop your bogus fixation on fixations. Just because someone disagrees with your "expert opinion" does not mean they do so for illogical reasons.

Regards,
Mark