[Trumpinator]

That is not my point at all. I never have recalled Reagan state his policies were designed to bankrupt the USSR - in fact the Reagan and Bush White Houses were taken by surprise by the collapse of the USSR.

And I called Nixon more brilliant than Putin.

[dmz]

Here’s what you said: “Putin unleashed the most brilliant execution of foreign policy gambits since Nixon the Great”

No mention of Reagan and the humiliation/dissolution of the USSR as a result of his policies.

It doesnt matter whether it was his intention to bankrupt/dissolve the USSR or not. Reagan was steadfast in promoting the growth of the US, and the inherent weakness of the Russian economy took over and basically she bankrupted herself trying to keep up.