So what you're telling me is the reason for failure really isn't important. The fact that one program was championed for 40-50 years while the other one defund

So what you're telling me is the reason for failure really isn't important. The fact that one program was championed for 40-50 years while the other one defunded and dismanteled is of no consequence. The real takeaway here is they were doomed to failure because the US government chose similar bad names. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯