[ansel12]

In Republican circles there’s great nostalgia for Ronald Reagan. Thatcher is seen as sort of Reagan’s sidekick, an ally in promoting democratic capitalism and taking a firm stance against Soviet expansionism. Not to diminish Reagan, who transformed American politics in ways that reverberate today, Thatcher actually had the tougher task.

Sometimes it's as if the Soviet Union never existed, much less that we woke up everyday not knowing that we would live through the day. Reagan earned his place as the man in history who ended the deadliest war in history and has so far allowed an entire generation to live without the threat of total Global ThermoNuclear Annihilation, and I'm hoping that it will stretch into two generations.

Reagan was one of the greatest war time leaders in history.

[2ndDivisionVet]

Very well said. I worked for him and I miss him as much as my late father. Another great man was General Haig, who has been smeared for an unclear comment he made, and also Director Casey, who helped President Reagan defeat the Soviets.