| Rath said: @Happy. Or perhaps he is one of those rare politicians who follows the idea of what he believes is best for the people rather than what the people want.
Edit: I think its sad to lose such scientific opportunities as this but I believe other nations will reach the moon soon anyway. |
George W. Bush made a very similar decision to continue believing the manipulative and fraudulent intelligence supporting the war in Iraq and we saw how well that worked out ...
Leaders who make a decision against public opinion in the presence of questionable information are seen as being visionaries when correct, and corrupt morons when they get it wrong. An intelligent leader will go out of their way to ensure that the manipulated information they have is still valid, and is not fraudulent, before they make their decisions; and will not blindly make decisions based on faith that he is correct.
