We are virtually abandoning the first Outer Space area through which military attacks may be launched, to spend billions on a nonmilitary moondoggle — the attempt to put a man on the moon.
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Moondoggle
Synonyms for "moondoggle"
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He stated that “as long as James E. Webb is the Administrator of NASA, I am not voting another dollar for this moondoggle. […]
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During the years of Vietnam and the moondoggle the balance of Pentagon prime contracts shifted sharply to the Southern Rim, with the percentages mounting every year, […]
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