Sanford Bishop actually said...

Cannibalizing the Mars program which has gotten closer and closer to unlocking the secrets of Mars with each mission is a huge step backward...

This is about America's leadership in planetary science. We are the undisputed world leader.

ESA is going forward and they are going to Russia, and probably China, and asking them to step in where American has stepped away from its l...

I think that is a terrible abdication of our leadership role.