No, I didn’t miss Reagan’s finesse as he handled the American media, and the American left, the weak isolationists, and the Soviet Union.
Reagan didn’t give the SDI to the Soviet Empire, but he did actually challenge then and harass them all over the world, all while facing incredible attacks from the naysayers and those crying out that he was going to destroy the world and end life on earth.
Ronald Reagan was incredibly aggressive, and he was everywhere, and the military build up was at war time levels.
By the late 1970s, many of us anticipated the Communists invading in the mid 1980s, but Reagan’s war time footing closed that window, and resulted in the collapse of that evil empire.
And this is what they see now. You have an American President completely out of control domestically. He plainly states he can do what ever he wants. And there is amble evidence he is also doing that internationally. Racked up over 2,500 kills with drones. Is that out of control ? Can a man still be considered sane after doing that ? And now we have the Neo-Cons, who refuse to even admit Obama is out of control, pounding their chests and demanding Obama get even more out of control. The Russians again see no light at the end of the tunnel you are leading them into. Good luck with that....
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