re: #213 Targetpractice

The economy was growing for the same reason it went into recession when Bush Sr took office: defense spending was jacked through the fucking roof to buy all sorts of new military goodies, from a 600 ship fleet to B-1 and B-2 bombers and M1 tanks galore. Communism was in retreat because we caused them to implode through overspending.

Victories are still victories, and Reagan’s build-up was important in ending the Soviet Union.