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Originally Posted by EMW150  Absolutely, You have to look at the context of the times. The Carter years had us in trouble, and we had the Soviet Union to contend with. Reagan's peace through strength strategy (Unprecedented Defense spending) in my opinion bankrupted the Soviets in the cold war. We averted WWIII and came out smelling rosey compared to where Carter left us. It's scary to think where we'd be today if we wouldn't have successfully stood down the Soviet Union. |
The soviets didn't help the situation by becoming bogged down in a war in Afghanistan. There is a lesson for us there that we don't want to hear.
It's always shocking to me to hear people say how great things were during te Reagan years because I remember the 80s and the economic scandals.