yes - heaven forfend that the US might be seen as doing anything directly. Like, say, spending the time, energy, wealth, and lives of its citizens to actually perform the task in the first place.

Ok, let them tread wherever they want ..
&
re-member that if one wants 2reach places no one reached b4, one should walk paths no one tread ever ....

Yea, like we really even went to the moon!