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ARTICLE: Gore Condemns Bush Space Policy

I'm basically in agreement with this criticism of Bush's new space policy, in that it's far too militarizing. This will come off like us trying to control the Internet in this day and age. In sum, this comes off like Leviathan claiming a first-entrant rule of supremacy when we need to be thinking about a SysAdmin approach that binds us with fellow Core powers.

Comments

[Andrew]

I am afraid that Bush's new space policy is extremely short-minded. But it most likely will please the defense industry. With space tech superiority the United States currently has, the Americans are in very good position to negotiate space treaties that are favorable to their country. Now the United States shut down any possibility of negotiation themselves. The problem is other countries don't have to wait for US to conclude any space treaty. China, for example, have concluded space treaties with a dozon other countries.
It is also inevitable that other major powers develop their own space program. The Americans are just making themselves more enemies by denying their rights to do so.

In order to maintain overwelmingly space advantage over the rest of the world, the United States need a very strong economic base. And, of course, the United States economic power will stay in the current status forever. I am afraid US space superiority won't go on forever. If Americans don't conclude space treaties that are advantage to them now, it will too late.

[Dave Fischer]

Transparency

First and Foremost

Transparency

Allies need comfort

[RKKA]

Hasn't it occurred to anyone that the USG's "all Leviathan all the time" approach to the world is exactly what the USG and a bipartisan Congressional majority and a firm majority of American voters wants? And don't expect this to change just because it continually fails.

And so it will be with this excessively militaristic new space policy.