I was serving in NATO under President Reagan. I was well out of the Army by almost a decade, but Reagan was so incredibly aggressive, that I just had to do some more military service.
It looked like Reagan was either going to break them, or fight them in total war, and I wanted to be a part of it.
If you think that we are in a more dangerous daily situation today than when we literally didn't know if each day was going to be our last, then you are nuts.
I think today is much more dangerous.
Reagan was a blessing. IRAN capitulated on day one.
I don’t see it now.
Cool your jets. I haven’t taken anything from Reagan.
Moral, economic, and political pressure work together.
Reagan employed moral pressure when he criticized the Soviets. His repeatedly employed rhetoric to increase moral pressure. He called the Soviets an “evil empire”, for example. He had allies, allies within Soviet controlled countries, allies that helped break the Soviets.
Did I say we are in a more dangerous daily situation today, that he threat is even larger now? No I didn’t.
thank you for your service.