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Originally Posted by Flash Walken
I would say escalation of assistance to rebel fighters in Afghanistan (carter's war) was a very bad decision, and would haunt america for the next 25 years (with no sign of stopping), both in the form of international 'terrorism' as well as the sharp increase of domestic opiate consumption. I would say American terrorism in Nicaragua is one of the worst overt acts of state sponsored terrorism ever. One could expand on that and simply use Latin America as the worst overt act of state sponsored terrorism that the world has ever seen, and it is of Genocidal proportions. One could similarly point to Africa, Angola specifically, under the same rationale.
I'm sure there are rational reasons as to why reagan's government would stand alone in support of Apartheid south africa.
Missile defense, trickle down economics, there's too much to know where to begin.
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Agreed. Although some of Reagan's economic policies helped pull the US out of a period of brutal inflation and unemployment. Lots of Reagan's policies sucked, although we in Canada can thank him for free trade.
The guy as a person wasn't all that bright, but as an ideological conservative he stole America from the left. He, along with Thatcher, helped save the West from the welfare state and influenced guys like Clinton and Bush to make some positive changes. Unfortunately, a guy like GW is bringing the US towards a more protectionist stance, which isn't beneficial to anyone, without making the necessary additions to the welfare state in order to make up for the economic degradation that will occur in the next few years.