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ailsagirl

(22,899 posts) Sat Jul 8, 2017, 09:13 PM Jul 2017

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I don't believe enough people remember that Russia could have been a great ally, but Bush Sr. rwsanders Jul 2017 #1

Thanks for that, rwsanders ailsagirl Jul 2017 #2

i recognized the classical music this was from. i need ro find that CD. pansypoo53219 Jul 2017 #3

Wow I haven't heard that song in decades stopwastingmymoney Jul 2017 #4

rwsanders

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1. I don't believe enough people remember that Russia could have been a great ally, but Bush Sr.

Reply to ailsagirl (Original post)

Sat Jul 8, 2017, 10:45 PM

Jul 2017

decided that the Russians should suffer the first winter after communism fell to "be sure it is dead". After starvation, they turned back to an autocratic government.
It should be said in every discussion of Putin that he is there partly because Bush Sr. and the MIC needed a boogey man so we'd choose guns over children.