tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4800203224024653867.post8268759657003657671..comments2023-12-26T16:48:34.886-05:00Comments on Dispassionate Liberal: Reagan Sucked. Deal With It.Mark W Adamshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13535890174971048423noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4800203224024653867.post-78599734418427646122010-03-30T11:29:39.749-04:002010-03-30T11:29:39.749-04:00As far as the Berlin Wall falling, the immediate c...As far as the Berlin Wall falling, the immediate cause was the maneuvering by the West Germans that led to the escape hatch via Austria.<br /><br />And as far as the "bankrupting the Soviet Union via an arms race", far more important was the Saudi decision in the early 1980's to open the taps ... some speculate to punish the Soviets with their higher-cost oil for the invasion of Afghanistan.<br /><br />Meanwhile, the "brilliance" of Reagan's Afghanistan policy of undermining a weak secular government in Afghanistan combined with Bush the Elder's abandoning the country after Soviet withdrawal was seen on a certain September day in 2001. Bush the Younger may have been grossly negligent in his duties in ignoring the danger of Al-Qaeda ... but the role of Afghanistan as a safe haven for Al-Qaeda to plot a complex operation is largely a Reagan legacy.BruceMcFhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08502035881761277885noreply@blogger.com