Andrew L. Stigler: Would Ronald Reagan abandon Ukraine to Russia?

chicagotribune ^ | 01/04/2023 | Andrew L. Stigler

[G Larry]

In case you missed it, the conversation was about whether Reagan would have abandoned Ukraine to a Russian invasion.

So, the hypothetical on the table is about a post Soviet Union environment.

[OneVike]

By the way, as for the Chiefs vs Steelers, the answer all depends on what rules.

Rules of the 70’s, the Steelers would put the KC players in the hospital

Rules of the 2020’s, the Pittsburg Steelers would all be ejected from the game for unnecessary violence.

Which is similar to the rules of the World today, vs the rules of the world in the 80’s

You can never ever get a good answer.

I know this much, if we fought the Vietnam war like WWII, then the North Vietnamese would have been wiped out the day after we officially sent troops in.

[DesertRhino]

Stigler is a war college professor who was graduating high school when Reagan left office. Now he is wanting to explain to the world that Reagan was a war leader who despised Russia.

You see, that helps the professor’s job security.

[momincombatboots]

And the sudden collapse of democracy. We know they mean mobocracy using as many non citizens as possible.
I am just always shocked how people just follow along. Of course after 85% of Americans took the vax as soon as humanly possible, I shouldn’t be.

[T.B. Yoits]

Ronald Reagan and his son Hunter Michael or Ron wouldn't have been on the take from globalists through corrupt korporations in Ukraine.

[SuperLuminal]

A bogus fantasy!
If Reagan (or Trump) was President, the russkies would never have invaded Ukraine...

[PGR88]

More stupid “what would Reagan do” projection.

[Terry L Smith]

In Reagan’s time, it was not “Russia”, but the “Soviet Union”.

Also, in that time, the Ukraine was under Soviet directorship, and therefore, none of America’s business.

[elpadre]

Ronald Reagan would not have gotten the US involved.

[mass55th]

Russia can have Ukraine. They deserve each other, and Europe deserves them.

[Peter ODonnell]

Tippecanoe and Ukraine too.

[mass55th]

Has there ever been a CIA-instigated coup, including the 2020 election coup that was ever beneficial to U.S. Citizens?

[Tench_Coxe]

Only a matter of time before George Washington and Jesus get invoked on the Ukraine matter.....

[ansel12]

“””””In Reagan’s time, it was not “Russia”, but the “Soviet Union”.”””””

Reagan and everyone else on earth knew that the USSR was Russia, and that is why Reagan was devoted to freeing the oppressed members of the Russian empire.

Look at what happened as Reagan weakened Russia’s power over the conquered, they peeled off and ran, they escaped.

[Alberta's Child]

Rhetorical questions like this are stupid. The world has changed dramatically since January 1989 when Reagan left office. Ukraine was part of the Soviet Union for Reagan’s entire adult life.

And Reagan must be rolling over in his grave after seeing the United States invade Afghanistan and then get its ass kicked out of there 20 years later.

[Reno89519]

A different world under Reagan--none of this would have happened and no, he would not have involved us.

Now our problem is how to untangle ourselves from this mess.

And defend our own border! That, I'm sure Reagan would do.

[Wuli]

“He wouldn’t have instigated the war to begin with.”

Putin instigated the war. The opppsing view is Putin’s myths and excuses.

[Wuli]

“One problem. When Reagan was President, Ukraine WAS Russia”

That’s Rusian propganda. Ukraine was a constituent member state within the Soviet Union, it was not Russia.

[Wuli]

“U.S. Secretary of State James Baker, gave assurances to Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev that NATO would not expand into Eastern Europe following the reunification of Germany in 1990.”

Myth. Even Gorby said so.

[Darksheare]

Exactly.