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Originally posted by ladysycamore
I have to say as I remember the Reagan years, I didn't particularly like the aspect of nuclear warheads pointed in our direction and waiting to see who would blink first, but he seemed like an ok guy, and I did like his speaking voice (probably fine tuned because of his acting days).
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One thing I will give Reagan his props for was his aversion to nukes. Even though SDI was and is a pie-in-the-sky boondoggle, at least Reagan was thinking defense, not offense.
The Bush administration wants to reinitiate research into tactical nukes for 'bunker busting'. So we have re/development of a type of nuke most likely to be used first, by an administration which believes in 'preemptive warfare', run by a President who probably believes that, at worst, if he screws up and destroys the world, there will automatically be a place in heaven for himself and his loved ones. YIKES!
I think it took GWB to make me appreciate Reagan. If you have to be a conservative, at least do it right. (right, right-wing, get it?)
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