No, Charlie, the bullshit is entirely on your part. The downfall of the Soviet Union was indeed written in its economic and political models, but very few politicians in the United States actually realized that. For the most part, political leaders of both parties accepted the existence of the Soviet Union as a given, and were resigned to the continuation of the Cold War for the indefinite future. Almost alone among American political leaders, Reagan knew that the inherent weaknesses of the Soviet system ensured its collapse if only it were pushed hard enough, and he knew how and where to push. Even the Russians acknowledge that:
``Reagan bolstered the U.S. military might to ruin the Soviet economy, and he achieved his goal,'' said Gennady Gerasimov, who was the top spokesman for the Soviet Foreign Ministry during the 1980s.
[-- Regards, Doug Miller (alphageek-at-milmac-dot-com)
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