[GoldenState_Rose]

“We will beat back any disadvantage that our lack of attention has placed"

That part resonates with me. We have some catching up to do due to prior lack of will, funding, and inspiration. America should be unrivaled in this field.

[buckalfa]

" We have some catching up to do due to prior lack of will, funding, and inspiration. America should be unrivaled in this field."

Funding. That is the rub

[livius]

I entirely agree.

[PIF]

Yeah. But I suspect that a certain America-hating group, lately out of power, will do everything to put the kibosh on any such achievements.