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Originally Posted by Tribesman
Yeah but the USSR bankrupted first so it is still a victory like on the fields Heraclea and Asculum so it is a win for Ronnie  |
Yah, Pyrrhic is definitely the word for it.
I wonder if the Soviet Union would have collapsed without the defence budget wars though, given Gorbies moderate reformist stance and the tensions in the Pact. Of course, hindsight is a wonderful thing...but I do wonder.