re: #508 Bagua

It’s all perspective austin_blue, Afghanistan was the “final blow” greatly supported by US support for the jihadis.

The inefficiencies built up for decades but Reagan pushed them over the abyss. His effect is debatable as to the amount but it is not nothing.

“Mr Gorbachev tear down this wall.”

You can’t take those words and his historic role away from him.

Didn’t the Soviets also spend themselves silly trying to keep up with us, militarily speaking?