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To: Joe NYC who wrote (130874)	1/29/2001 12:55:11 AM
From: tejek	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1571821

The same with the revolutions in Eastern Europe. It would not have taken much to suppress it. A lot less than in Afganistan, since I don't think Eastern Europeans had the appetite for a bloody confrontation. But the bloody nose they suffered in Afganistan made them fear even the feather weight opponents in the streets of East European countries. Joe, You have got to be kidding? The reason they gave up on Eastern European was all about $$$, not fear. They couldn't make "the mortage payments" each month. Near the end they couldn't afford to pay the troops stationed in Europe. Anyway, I guess Reagan sensed some lack of confidence on part of the Russian leadership, (vs. his supreme confidence) and tested their resolve on several fronts at the same time. The Russians failed one test after another. Reagan didn't have the intelligence to act his way out of paper bag. What makes you think he could devise a fairly complicated test to figure out where the Russians' resolve was? To coin a Scumbria phrase, Reagan was a moron! One only has to read his rediculous letters to Nancy Reagan to know that. ted