[Defend the Second]

Man, I wonder if you have a personal reason for sounding so resentful. I hope most peole are not as bitter as you. These days we could use a lot more guys in public life like the astronauts of the 60's. Now that I think about we do have a few: Donald Rumsfeld, for instance.

[Mamzelle]

China's got lots more goodies than they used to have in the way of sophisticated weaponry---. But, sorry to fog up your rose-colored glasses. After Mercury, they weren't more than passengers, Lovell being the exception.