He never really wanted to be the first person on the moon.
Probably angry because our military sucks
One of the principles is the popular sovereignty principle. This means that the rule of the country belongs to the people instead of a sovereign and these people vote on governments. This way you ensure democratic principles and equality among people. If it wasn't for that then there would be a high chance of imposing tyranny like European countries had.
Mecca was an important City for Arabs on the Arabian Peninsula before Islam because it was A) A Major Port City.