"why, for instance, if the U.S. can put a man on the moon ...., it can't provide air conditioning amid the city's 100-degree heat?"
Well, for one thing, it helped that we didn't have some Islamofascist morons indiscriminately assassinating astronaut candidates, or firing RPGs at the launching pads.
Yeah! We didn't have IEP's lining the route to the moon and back. I'm wondering if Iraq will become Hollywood of the middle east. Instead of shows like "Days of Our Lifes", they will watch "The Land Between Two Rivers." Bagdad Bob had a flair for the dramatics, might as well start your own film industry.