Apollo 11 @ 45 – A Record Unbroken
Posted on 07/19/2014 6:28:23 AM PDT by IBD editorial writer
The U.S. decided that they couldn't make it work. They are still trying, yes, but that conclusion has been in place for awhile.
Israel thought they could make it work. They got the U.S. to fund it in return for the results of R&D. An IDF General risked his career and almost jail to advance the project. Now Iron Dome has a 90% success rate and a longer range defense system will be rolled out starting next year.
This speaks to the hollowing-out of American R&D. In this case, the U.S. government needed to go elsewhere for ingenuity and inventiveness.
“... the world has changed quite a bit when we’re looking at basically euthanizing our elderly ...”
Once old people were the caretakers of their grand-kids, euthanasia was not even thought of in those days.
Now we have Our Great Leader’s Zeke Emanuel inspired Death Panels for old people (over 65) ... yes, we progress. Nice change of topic, by the way! Well done!
Apollo 11 @ 45 – A Record Unbroken
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