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To: mkjessup
If Gorbachev had wished to keep the Berlin Wall in place, he had every means of doing so, and he chose not to.

If Gorbachev had wished to take down the wall, he would have done so himself, itstead of having the Germans do it.

22 posted on 08/17/2008 8:54:43 AM PDT by FreeReign
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To: FreeReign
If Gorbachev had wished to take down the wall, he would have done so himself, itstead of having the Germans do it.

Oh I don't know, why not use cheap German labor when it's available? LOL
27 posted on 08/17/2008 9:07:27 AM PDT by mkjessup (If the choice is a suntanned Jimmy Carter or a Cranky Old Guy, I'm with the Cranky Old Guy)
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By not stopping them, he allowed it. He ordered the Russian troops to stand down.


32 posted on 08/17/2008 9:24:42 AM PDT by autumnraine
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