re: #493 austin_blue

Ummm…no. The USSR collapsed on its own inefficiencies, which had been building up for decades. The final blow was Afghanistan. It broke them.

I was absolutely shocked, this past decade, to discover how many old evil leftists still defend the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan, and how many young fuzzy leftists who don’t want anyone to be hurt in wars eeeeeeever don’t even understand what they’re saying. (FUCKING TED RALL.)

Of course, when it comes to Afghanistan I can blame and point fingers for a long time, covering many political bases.