That may well be true, but it's the latter part of the story. If it wasn't for Russia being unable to keep up with American spending in the arms race, then there wouldn't have been the collapse that there was. Old Ronnie was quie shrewd and basically used his spending power to bankrupt the Commies, thereby soundly beating them without firing a shot. Now, I'm not altogether sure that was a good thing, but it liberated a few countries from the scourge of Communism and its: 'we're all equal, but some are more equal than others' doctrine.
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