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I am apt to agree with you. It's sad, but I think the people that could decide if the US had a manned Mars mission are the leaders in the Chinese government. If they started pushing hard, that might light a fire under the US, but I don't see another way atm. In fact, I think a private Mars mission might happen before a US one. If were Pres, I would absolutely do it. But, I don't feel the US is in an age of big ideas.
Some time ago, I wrote about another issue. It might be that robotic missions will always remain more attractive, and that preempt us from manned exploration for a long time. If not forever.