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3. from the beginning to the end of the cold war, all presidents had essentially the same policy

Fri Apr 25, 2014, 11:53 AM

Apr 2014

and furthermore, the cold war largely ended due to the changes in the ussr under gorbachev, largely due to the economic stagnation under their system.

every president, most certainly including reagan, touted the superiority of capitalism over communism, and said that the ussr would ultimately collapse due to their inefficient system.

right up until the end of the cold war, this was considered a big propaganda point for our side, and for conservatives in particular.

all the changed when the republicans decided to elevate reagan to sainthood. they gave him credit for being nearby when something happened.

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Republicans greatest praise of Ronald Reagan is that he ended the Cold War. [View all] Bandit Apr 2014 OP

Militarization between USA and The Soviet Union rustydog Apr 2014 #1

When you look at it TlalocW Apr 2014 #2

well, bush, really, but why let a detail like that interfere with ronnie's sainthood? unblock Apr 2014 #4

Yep jberryhill Apr 2014 #6

from the beginning to the end of the cold war, all presidents had essentially the same policy unblock Apr 2014 #3

The claim is that he made them spend themselves into bankruptcy. rrneck Apr 2014 #5

Don't forget Poland....W Bush rickford66 Apr 2014 #7

There is a bit of merit to that argument. WatermelonRat Apr 2014 #8

I have read here and elsewhere that the increase in military spending extended the Cold War underpants Apr 2014 #10

Actually, it was Hungarians who put a lot of things in place RainDog Apr 2014 #9

Yes + the Poles (as noted above) + their system + Gorbachev (he was the tipping point) underpants Apr 2014 #11

The book I mentioned RainDog Apr 2014 #12