[Williams]

I think he was a combo of strong president and a very sincere sentimental man.

He managed the breakup of the USSR (not Reagan) and insisted on all of Germany in NATO, when everyone was saying we’d have to compromise. He also supported Yeltsin against the hardliners’ coup.

Very good president done in by the press.

[mkjessup]

He managed the breakup of the USSR (not Reagan)

If it were not for Reagan, GHWB, as did Presidents PRIOR to our 40th President, would have continued to preside over the abominable foreign policy known as 'detente' with the Soviet Union. America's past administrations had validated the Soviet annexation, domination and control of Eastern Europe, didn't give a good damn about the Baltic states, and were content to let Moscow "live and let live".

Not so Ronald Wilson Reagan, his approach to the Cold War was direct and straightforward, i.e. "we win, they lose" and his policies were what brought about America's victory over the Soviets, so don't hand us any crap about GHWB 'handling' the breakup of the USSR, he 'handled' it the same way that 0bama is responsible for 'catching' 0sama bin Laden. He just happened to be sitting in the Oval Office at the right time, when the Soviet monolith came crashing down. It wasn't GHWB who went to the Berlin Wall and thundered "MR GORBACHEV? TEAR DOWN THIS WALL!"

And let nobody forget that.

[JimWayne]

He managed the breakup of the USSR (not Reagan)

Yeah right! I remember that during the breakup, GHWB's administration was worried that Yeltsin and his people would be worse than the Soviet leaders and were rooting for the continuation of USSR.

[JimWayne]

He managed the breakup of the USSR (not Reagan)

Yeah right! I remember that during the breakup, GHWB's administration was worried that Yeltsin and his people would be worse than the Soviet leaders and were rooting for the continuation of USSR.