Obama tells NASA to make Muslims feel good about themselves.

http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/blogs/beltway-confidential/obamas-new-mission-for-nasa-rea
ch-out-to-muslim-world-97785979.html

"In a far-reaching restatement of goals for the nation's space agency, NASA administrator Charles Bolden says President Obama has ordered him to pursue three new objectives: to "re-inspire children" to study science and math, to "expand our international relationships," and to "reach out to the Muslim world." Of those three goals, Bolden said in a recent interview with al-Jazeera, the mission to reach out to Muslims is "perhaps foremost," because it will help Islamic nations "feel good" about their scientific accomplishments."

I mean, really? Is that our job as a nation, to make other peoples and other countries feel good about their achievements? Is it not NASA's job to ensure the dominance of Americans in space? I fail to see how the American space program is even remotely connected with a religion based on the other side of the world.Should we not be focusing our efforts on making Americans feel good about our accomplishments?

What a joke, not surprised though.

I mean, really? Is that our job as a nation, to make other peoples and other countries feel good about their achievements?GmasterRED

What a joke, not surprised though.

Chutebox

[QUOTE="GmasterRED"]I mean, really? Is that our job as a nation, to make other peoples and other countries feel good about their achievements?Daavpuke

[QUOTE="Daavpuke"][QUOTE="GmasterRED"]I mean, really? Is that our job as a nation, to make other peoples and other countries feel good about their achievements?GmasterRED

Space is kind of a waste of money, bridging the tension between the muslim world and America could be much more beneficial... Franklinstein

Space is kind of a waste of money, bridging the tension between the muslim world and America could be much more beneficial... Franklinstein

How exactly would we go about doing that? Remove three-quarters of the moon? :?

[QUOTE="GmasterRED"][QUOTE="Daavpuke"] It's called diplomacy... I see nothing wrong with reaching out to new people (any people) to involve them in sciences. The more the merrier. Daavpuke

How exactly would we go about doing that? Remove three-quarters of the moon? :?

NightStalkerBX

[QUOTE="Franklinstein"]Space is kind of a waste of money, bridging the tension between the muslim world and America could be much more beneficial... Dance_Gavin

[QUOTE="Franklinstein"]Space is kind of a waste of money, bridging the tension between the muslim world and America could be much more beneficial... zidan4000

So basically we have an organization filled with rocket-science geniuses, who have spent years studying physics and other applicable sciences, whose job is now to reach out to the muslim world? Are we going to have our sociologists start building rocket ships now?

[QUOTE="Daavpuke"][QUOTE="GmasterRED"] That's not diplomacy. Diplomacy is not doing another government's job for them.GmasterRED

[QUOTE="zidan4000"][QUOTE="Franklinstein"]Space is kind of a waste of money, bridging the tension between the muslim world and America could be much more beneficial... mattbbpl

[QUOTE="Dance_Gavin"][QUOTE="Franklinstein"]Space is kind of a waste of money, bridging the tension between the muslim world and America could be much more beneficial... Franklinstein

[QUOTE="Daavpuke"][QUOTE="GmasterRED"] That's not diplomacy. Diplomacy is not doing another government's job for them.GmasterRED

Tha kind of made me laughed.

[QUOTE="zidan4000"][QUOTE="Franklinstein"]Space is kind of a waste of money, bridging the tension between the muslim world and America could be much more beneficial... mattbbpl

Especially for a group of people (RELIGION he is messing with religion and not GOVERNMENT affairs) and not the nation itself. What is wrong with people who can't see this? He is favoring his religion over his nation!

IWKYB

[QUOTE="GmasterRED"][QUOTE="Daavpuke"] Then what is diplomacy, if not interacting with other governments/people/etc in order to maintain an open and friendly relationship with them? IWKYB

[QUOTE="GmasterRED"][QUOTE="Daavpuke"] Then what is diplomacy, if not interacting with other governments/people/etc in order to maintain an open and friendly relationship with them? Daavpuke

Well, first of all, Obama said the Muslim world. I think I can take a pretty good guess at the success rate of a scientific endeavor with a religion that....well I can't say or I'd get moded.

Secondly, he said to make them feel good. Not to collaborate on working on the problems of the universe.

[QUOTE="mattbbpl"][QUOTE="zidan4000"] since you brung it up , space IS the waste of money , at this point exploring more space doesnt benefit the human kind in any way , and in such a bad economy they could use that money to do better things than searching for alien lives that doesn't exist.Franklinstein

Well, first of all, Obama said the Muslim world. I think I can take a pretty good guess at the success rate of a scientific endeavor with a religion that....well I can't say or I'd get moded.

Secondly, he said to make them feel good. Not to collaborate on working on the problems of the universe.

GmasterRED

[QUOTE="IWKYB"] Especially for a group of people (RELIGION he is messing with religion and not GOVERNMENT affairs) and not the nation itself. What is wrong with people who can't see this? He is favoring his religion over his nation!

wolverine4262

cover up. Guy is indonisian and was brought up with Muslim teachings.

I swear if Obama said beef was tasty you all would become vegetarians. :roll:

Well, first of all, Obama said the Muslim world. I think I can take a pretty good guess at the success rate of a scientific endeavor with a religion that....well I can't say or I'd get moded.

Secondly, he said to make them feel good. Not to collaborate on working on the problems of the universe.

GmasterRED

And yes he did, which can be interpreted in endless ways, but I don't see a negative side to making someone feel good.

I swear if Obama said beef was tasty you all would become vegetarians. :roll:

Ultimas_Blade

I swear if Obama said beef was tasty you all would become vegetarians. :roll:

Ultimas_Blade

I'd much rather have Muslims in the developing world turn to science, math, and engineering than to radical islamism, and if NASA has the means to potentially help promote these things in these regions of the world then what exactly is the harm in trying, especially when considering the fact that the ideology of our enemies that we are at war with is that of radical islamism. And on a related note, the one thing I've always liked about space exploration is that it has the potential to encourage international cooperation on a very large scale, because it's increasingly becoming more and more costly and more difficult in general to explore space without the help of other nations.-Sun_Tzu-

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[QUOTE="IWKYB"] Especially for a group of people (RELIGION he is messing with religion and not GOVERNMENT affairs) and not the nation itself. What is wrong with people who can't see this? He is favoring his religion over his nation!

IWKYB

I'd much rather have Muslims in the developing world turn to science, math, and engineering than to radical islamism, and if NASA has the means to potentially help promote these things in these regions of the world then what exactly is the harm in trying, especially when considering the fact that the ideology of our enemies that we are at war with is that of radical islamism. And on a related note, the one thing I've always liked about space exploration is that it has the potential to encourage international cooperation on a very large scale, because it's increasingly becoming more and more costly and more difficult in general to explore space without the help of other nations.-Sun_Tzu-