"I never said that particular trip will cost us money directly."
Then why are you whining about it? I agree with you that the ISS is a huge waste of money but that isn't the Russians fault. They didn't spend a dime of American taxpayer money. American politicians are the ones who pi$$ed that money away.
BTW, the money would not have been better spent on science. All government spending is wasteful and corrupt. It would have been better spent by the taxpayers who earned it.
Then why are you whining about it?
I wasn’t whining, I was complaining. You can’t whine in type.
I agree with you that the ISS is a huge waste of money but that isn't the Russians fault.
They are using it to bribe people to purchase weapons from them, and they are doing it openly. That’s what I was objecting to.
They didn't spend a dime of American taxpayer money.
Yes, they did. After shiftless American politicians gave it to them.
BTW, the money would not have been better spent on science. All government spending is wasteful and corrupt. It would have been better spent by the taxpayers who earned it.
I agree. I was talking about that money post-confiscation.