Free Republic
Browse · Search
News/Activism
Topics · Post Article

To: mkjessup

Ronald Reagan was great, but it’s also true the USSR fell not under Reagan, but under GHWB, and the elder Bush managed it superbly. All conventional wisdom was that East Germany would have to be kept in the Russian sphere, definitely no NATO troops there. Bush insisted on and got 100% German reunification in NATO.

As for a posting here about Yeltsin, when hardline commie generals tried to stage a coup, Bush backed Yeltsin and prevented a possible return to the cold war.

Has Bush been reelected, as a 2 term president his accmplishments would be far more recognized.


30 posted on 06/07/2012 3:05:04 PM PDT by Williams (No Obama)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 23 | View Replies ]


To: Williams
Bush insisted on and got 100% German reunification in NATO.

It also helped that Helmut Kohl was the German leader back then.

31 posted on 06/07/2012 3:07:23 PM PDT by dfwgator
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 30 | View Replies ]

To: Williams
Has Bush been reelected, as a 2 term president his accmplishments would be far more recognized.

You mean like selling out the Kurds, and letting Saddam Hussein live to murder, rape and pillage the innocent for another decade or so?

Yeah, that was quite an accomplishment. /s
37 posted on 06/07/2012 11:41:40 PM PDT by mkjessup (Eternal Vigilance (aka FReeper Tom Hoefling) has my vote for President in 2012.)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 30 | View Replies ]

Free Republic
Browse · Search
News/Activism
Topics · Post Article


FreeRepublic, LLC, PO BOX 9771, FRESNO, CA 93794
FreeRepublic.com is powered by software copyright 2000-2008 John Robinson