He didn’t though, but he did invade Grenada and fight clandestinely from Africa to the Middle East, to Latin America, and we were very poised in Europe, running the largest most aggressive Reforgers ever, doing a massive military buildup.
Reagan was taking on the Soviets everywhere, it is what made the mid 1980s so tense, he was cornering them and blocking them, pressuring them across the globe, even in Eastern Europe.
Reagan was extremely aggressive, it was a pleasure to serve under him.
Excellent points. Back in the 80s, Reagan put us on the offensive. Carter and Obama put us on the defensive.
You missed Reagan’s point about giving Star Wars to the Russians, as most everyone else did back then. You cannot back a bear into a corner, without giving him a way out. If you do box him in a corner, he will attack with his claws, just because he is a bear.