I remember all of that also.
I also didn't say that Reagan was a failure or a bad president.
He was a wonderful President...BUT, it is time to think of the future, not try to recreate the past.
Reagan DID face the same enemy we have, he just didn't know it...radical Islam DID attack our country, Reagan didn't do anything about it...
I also remember that Clinton was darned lucky for the computer industry boom of the 90's..because there was a LOT of bad things that happened during his watch that NO ONE ever talks about.
I just hope that the GOP candidates spend more time trying to look to the future with optimism, which I believe was a Reagan trait...than try to relive the past.
Of course you didn't. I just want to make sure he does get credit for what he did do. Sometimes people forget.
Oh, one other thing.
Reagan did bomb the Hell out of Lebanon. He was also limted by the fact that Carter had pulled the plug on military spending. I was a civilian working for the Air Force at the time and was constantly purchasing W.R.M. (War Readiness Material). WRM material is a commodity or supply that is necessary to meet the minimum requirements for national defense. Carter left us with so little that until he left office we could not have met our military requirements for supplies (and aircraft parts) in case of war. Yeah, it was that bad.
I also agree we need to look to the future, but we also need a candidate with a philosophy. Reagan knew what he believed and why he believed it. I'm hoping one of these Republican candidates will show me that. Of course, Dems can't do that. Their heads would explode.