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To: KLP who wrote (314569)	7/14/2009 7:40:36 AM
From: skinowski	6 Recommendations Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 793877

"No people in history," it reads, "have preserved their freedom who thought that by not being strong enough to protect themselves they might prove inoffensive to their enemies." That's a nice quote from Truman. Liz Cheney is right - to say that the Cold War ended "because the people of Russia and Eastern Europe stood up and decided" is laughable. We may recall one reason that the USSR fell apart -- when a group of Stalinist old timers attempted a coup, the Special Forces guys refused to obey orders and to execute pro-reform politicians. The rest is history - Boris Yeltsin jumps on a tank, gives a speech, unmolested... and real reforms begin. Those soldiers refused to commit murder on behalf of their SOB-bosses. G.W.Bush used to read works by Sharansky -- few people understand so well the nature of totalitarianism, as well as the process of its unraveling. Mr. Obama would be smart to do the same. Message 25743571