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Originally Posted by TLAM Strike
Yet Regan used the fear of overwhelming Soviet numerical superiority to build up the US military and run the Soviets in to bankruptcy.
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And, in the end, us as well. Reagan set the trend of budget-busting deficits. It is, unfortunately, a model that every president thereafter has followed, and one that is heavily romanticized.
Personally, I like Ike too. He was one of the last real conservatives; a guy that knew what was important and what was dangerous.