America locked put of the Final Frontier? Georgia crisis sparks a new Cold War in space

This should be the ultimate lesson for America: never lose its indepedent space capability. Whilst in reality America almost certainly does have an undisclosed capability far greater than its public program, the fact is that the US may need to rely on Russia or China to put astronauts into the ISS up until 2015. The situation is nothing short of a disgrace and a clear lesson that never again must allow itself be limited in its space faring capability.