Reagan played a hugh part- and almost blew it totally. Gorbachev had his feet cut out from under when Cowboy Raygun made that "tear down this wall" speech. Dialog and agreement between Gorby and Ronnie had made the decision and Reagan almost blew it. You have to think what an extremely fine line Gorbachev was walking with the Kremlin postured right over his skull.


Never before has so terrible a threat hung over mankind as now.
The only reasonable way out of the existing situation
is the reaching of an agreement by the opposing forces
on the immediate termination of the arms race,
the nuclear arms race on earth
and the prevention of arms in space.
We need an agreement on an honest and equitable basis
without attempts at "outplaying" the other side
and dictating terms to it.
We need an agreement which would help all
to advance toward the cherished goal:
the complete elimination and prohibition
of nuclear weapons for all time,
toward the complete removal of the threat of nuclear war.
This is our firm conviction.
Mikhail Gorbachev, March 11, 1985


We want freedom to reign supreme
in the coming century everywhere in the world.
We want peaceful competition between different social systems
to develop unimpeded,
to encourage mutually advantageous cooperation
rather than confrontation and an arms race.
We want people of every country
to enjoy prosperity, welfare and happiness.
The road to this lies through proceeding
to a nuclear-free, nonviolent world.
We have embarked on this road,
and call on other countries and nations to follow suit.
Mikhail Gorbachev, Perestroika

Now that's the truth....

Yeah....you mean to tell me you believe Obama is out to "destroy this nation?" Are you for real? Why would he do that? IMO, Bush and every other past presidents who started wars is the very reason America NEEDS change in handling those who truly DO want to destroy us!!!! What the hell are we doing in those countries fighting? You think we can or will really stop those people who want to attack and kill us? That's just wishful thinking!!! Obama is about PEACE!!!

How, exactly, did Reagan's "tear down this wall" speech nearly blow it? Also, how does making a speech in Germany prove he would've rained nukes on Russia during the Cuban Missile Crisis? Since he didn't do that in the 80's (or as far as I can see, was even anywhere close to doing it), I have no reason to think he would've done it in the 60's. Still, I'm interested in seeing why YOU think he would've.

What do you think he should've done? It isn't like Kennedy thought they'd be best buds, or even agree on anything. However, when in the midst of a cold war, ESPECIALLY 1 that could end in nuclear holocaust, keeping the diplomatic option open is important. Like I said, it would be a bad idea for a President to limit his options.

The next year was not bad. That was the year I was born.

Obama - too black to be the new Carter. Carter was white.


God bless you.

Well, who knows what presidents should do or not do? The one thing they all do is pick between alternatives. Nixon talked in secret with Chairman Mao. Reagen waited until until the Russians had someone who would listen.

One might wonder less about what Kennedy did? Instead one might wonder why he did it. All during the cold war, Democrat politicians, like Alan Cranston or Frank Church, wanted to talk to the Russians. Many of the Democrats refused to confront the fact that Alger Hiss was a traitor. One exception might have been Lyndon Johnson, who taught Joe McCarthy how to find commies under every rock.

Anyway, seems to me that Democrats, like Barack Obama, have a kind of obsession with talking, even when nobody wants to listen. The Iranian mullahs have a psycho view of the world, just like the Bolsheviks. One hopes that President Obama understands that before he turns on his ooma.

Carter still is white. He's a little more wrinkled, and a lot less nice, but his skin color hasn't changed.

And I'll let other nicer people address the racist implications in your statement. I just wanted to point out your inaccuracies.

May God bless your little racist a$$!

Lot o words- nary a truth!