I think that was the hope for ISS in general with the rationale being that the cost would be just too expensive for any one country to bear. And ISS, not comple

I think that was the hope for ISS in general with the rationale being that the cost would be just too expensive for any one country to bear. And ISS, not completely unlike the globalization and connections between countries would force some modicum of cooperation. I think we were way too optimistic about ourselves as a species. Our cooperation does not last long.