lid (John Savard) wrote in
:

Instead of bemoaning the fact that our present civilization has
apparently lost the will to explore, of course, it does make sense to
think about how we might *regain* it. It is no accident that George W.
Bush's Mars proposal came in the wake of September 11, 2001.

Umm, no, I'm afraid it *is* a coincidence. What is *not* a coincidence is
that it came in the wake of February 1, 2003.
--
JRF

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