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Worth noting that when Reagan was saying that the Soviets were actually absolutely terrified of US aggression - to the point where the almost started a pre-empt
by arethuza 6y ago
Worth noting that when Reagan was saying that the Soviets were actually absolutely terrified of US aggression - to the point where the almost started a pre-emptive nuclear war to stop it.
However, to Reagan's credit he did tone things down a bit when it was explained to him that the Soviets really did think the US would attack them.
- 082349872349872 6y agoTo be fair, far more US boots have been on USSR soil than USSR boots on US. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Allied_intervention_in_the_Russian_Civil_War https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Allied_intervention_in_the_Rus... (learned when I was wondering why the US had had war propaganda offices devoted to Arkhangelsk and Vladivostok)