Posted on 12/10/2008 8:27:42 AM PST by GonzoII
But Reagan and the Pope spent only a few minutes reviewing events in the Middle East. Instead they remained focused on a subject much closer to their heart: Poland and the Soviet dominance of Eastern Europe. In that meeting, Reagan and the Pope agreed to undertake a clandestine campaign to hasten the dissolution of the communist empire...
(Excerpt) Read more at time.com ...
Monday, Feb. 24, 1992
By CARL BERNSTEIN
But Reagan and the Pope spent only a few minutes reviewing events in the Middle East. Instead they remained focused on a subject much closer to their heart: Poland and the Soviet dominance of Eastern Europe. In that meeting, Reagan and the Pope agreed to undertake a clandestine campaign to hasten the dissolution of the communist empire...
God Bless Ronald and Nancy Reagan.
“Like all great and lucky leaders, the Pope and the President exploited the forces of history to their own ends.”
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“...like all great and highly able leaders..”
fixed it
“God Bless Ronald and Nancy Reagan.”
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dittos
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