May be simplifying the issue a bit, but the astronauts stuck on the ISS raise a point of contention for anon. The fucking "I" stands for "International," yeah? So even before the political flap between Creepy Joe's gang and Elon, you mean to tell me Europe, Canada, or Japan didn't volunteer to help us out with a rocket when NASA was twiddling it's fucking thumbs? I wouldn't expect Russia to offer, but what about our so-called "allies?" Pfffttt…
We're the stupid rich kid that everyone hangs around as long as he's paying out. Doesn't mean he gets respect or reciprocation.