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To: Amy J who wrote (133229)	2/21/2001 4:12:41 AM
From: Jim McMannis	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 1570344

RE:"I recall a post of yours where you had said the USSR collapse was due to their own internal issues and that it had nothing to do with Reagan's build-up of military spending (even though some folks on this thread had perceived it to be). Your comment was well articulated. Thank you for providing an alternative view that questioned other people's view." --- I see you share the same slants as Scumbria. Do not be fooled by revisionist history... Jim

To: Amy J who wrote (133229)	2/21/2001 8:30:35 AM
From: Scumbria	Respond to of 1570344

Amy, Thanks for the link. The idea that the Soviet Union collapsed because of Reagan's military buildup is absurd. Quite the contrary. Reagan created fear in the Soviet Union which gave the hardliners power, and crippled Gorbachev's attempts to dismantle the Soviet hierarchy. Gorbachev tried to express this to Reagan, but Reagan was intent on using the military spending to stimulate the US economy. If all of the intelligence the CIA could have produced got to Ronald Reagan, he would have found other justifications for his buildup. I think policy has its own energy and its own dynamics. </i. Scumbria