Re:The U.S. tried to build a new fleet of ventilators
by pdonis on Sunday March 29, 2020 @05:26PM
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> They flew to the moon.
Yes, because three successive Presidential administrations and six successive Congresses supported it.
More precisely, two successive administrations and about four successive Congresses supported it. The third administration began to back off, as did the fifth Congress; then the sixth Congress, along with the administration, stopped supporting it--and the moon missions stopped. Despite the fact that a large number of civil servants were making cogent arguments for why they should continue.
> They built a horrifying arsenal.
Yes, because every President and every Congress since 1945 has supported it.
Yes, because three successive Presidential administrations and six successive Congresses supported it.
More precisely, two successive administrations and about four successive Congresses supported it. The third administration began to back off, as did the fifth Congress; then the sixth Congress, along with the administration, stopped supporting it--and the moon missions stopped. Despite the fact that a large number of civil servants were making cogent arguments for why they should continue.
> They built a horrifying arsenal.
Yes, because every President and every Congress since 1945 has supported it.