To: Colonel_Flagg
You said...
“It can be done without starting World War III. Read up on how Ronald Reagan bankrupted the Soviet Union to help win the Cold War. He did it through energy policy.”
But could we do the same today? We didn't have a 17 trillion dollar debt load in the 1980’s
26 posted on
03/17/2014 11:08:36 AM PDT by
LMAO
(Insurgent conservative)
To: LMAO
But could we do the same today? We didn't have a 17 trillion dollar debt load in the 1980’s We could. We could frack. We could export coal and natural gas to Europe like they've been asking us to do and undersell and undercut the Russians. We could hit them where it hurts.
Unfortunately, what we don't have is a leader with the will of a Ronald Reagan. Or even a leader.
43 posted on
03/17/2014 12:06:17 PM PDT by
Colonel_Flagg
(Some people meet their heroes. I raised mine. Go Army.)
To: LMAO
“But could we do the same today? We didn’t have a 17 trillion dollar debt load in the 1980’s”
US national debt represents 104% of GDP.
Russia’s debt - 10% of the GDP
54 posted on
03/17/2014 2:14:53 PM PDT by
Marguerite
(When I'm good, I'm very good, but when I'm bad, I'm even better)
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