Gorbachev: "Russia Won The Cold War"

[matcom]

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THE US and Russia had both emerged victorious at the end of the Cold War, former Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev said.

"I would not be making a mistake to say that perestroika won. It succeeded," he said during a celebration of the 20th anniversary of reforms that ultimately ended the hostilities between the two nations.

Mr Gorbachev also reflected on the current state of world affairs, noting the role of the US as the sole superpower.

"America has a right to be a leader," he said, adding that "this leadership should be realised through partnership, not domination".

Former US president Bill Clinton and former Secretary of State Colin Powell were among about 200 guests who attended what Mr Gorbachev described as a "meeting of old friends".

Mr Gorbachev is credited with engineering a series of reforms, called perestroika, in the Soviet Union that led to the fall of communism.

In 1990, he won the Nobel Peace Prize for his work.
"It was obvious from the beginning with perestroika blooming in Russia, there was a new openness, a new sense of freedom, there was a new leader," Mr Clinton said.

"He will go down in history as a person who changed the world for the better."

http://www.news.com.au/story/0,10117,17010292-13762,00.html

[Archae]

1. Gorby also said the Korean 747 Russia shot down was a spy plane.

The guy is deluded.

[Loonman]

2. Gorby actually did something

Reagan just made stupid speeches and spent money.

[DS1]

3. Well no shit

Reagan was an idiot fuck scumbag shitmonger

[matcom]

4. good morning sunshine

:D

[billyskank]

6. Shitmonger?

Is that an actual word? Or is that one of those instances of where your rage is so intense that you can no longer form your expletives correctly, as in:

"oh you stupid piece of fucking bastard shit aaaaaaargh"

[noonwitch]

5. In a way, he's right-Russia defeated the USSR

The nation defeated the political system. The common people in the red army no longer would follow their orders, the people did not support the totalitarian system any longer and Russia rose up and defeated a corrupt and brutal government.