The United States no longer possesses the resolve or audacity to claim the moon for itself. India, China, Russia and Brazil would be the first to cry foul. Such an act by America would start a moon race with unforseen consequences.
However one of those consequences would be to bankrupt every country that joined the race since their economic productivity is done with smoke and mirrors and lacks the innovation America has.
Politically, there would immediately be affirmative action squabbling about having the make up of any base look like “Glee” or “Rent.” Screw that. I say let a private company do this and let the rewards go to those that deserve it rather than those who use federal and state bureaucracies to puff themselves up and into places they don’t merit.
Believe me an illegal alien will find a way to the moon if the U.S. does this and will be protected by what now passes for “law” in America. If they can get in the army they can get to the moon. If they wait for the innate genius of Latin America to do it unilaterally they’ll get there sometime around the time the moon collides with Earth in the year 1 billion.
