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I agree about the 80s. If anything, we viewed them as a bigger threat than they really were, our defense industry in particular. But the USSR fell apart in 1989
by CalChris 4y ago
I agree about the 80s. If anything, we viewed them as a bigger threat than they really were, our defense industry in particular. But the USSR fell apart in 1989 and Russia was a spent force in the 90s. We bought Ukraine’s nukes with money because we could. But we, George W Bush really, then underestimated Russia in the 2000s.
- selectodude 4y agoObama far more than Bush.
- sweetbacon 4y agoAbsolutely. As s teen in the 80s I was shocked the USSR collapsed as everything around me made them out to be this huge Russian bear that could kill us at any moment. Granted I was in the Midwest then away from 24h news cycle, and much closer to missile silos and military bases so perhaps that made a difference.
- KptMarchewa 4y ago>But we, George W Bush really, then underestimated Russia in the 2000s. True, but then Obama really fucked it up with "reset". And that was after Georgia War.
- CalChris 4y agoSo I suppose that getting Putin to sign off on Gaddafi’s removal was part of that fuckup. Libya was a Russian satellite and Russia has a veto at the UN Security Council. Given the two dumb wars that Obama was saddled with, I thought he navigated things pretty well.