Re: There was no Taliban then.
How can Reagan have done this? It had to come from within, from inside the soviet political system. This was the only way to convince the soviets it was the right thing to do.
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Russia was lucky to have someone like Gorbachev. I thought Gorbachev was very courageous then and Reagan... well, at home he had a way of giving hope and encouragement to the spirits of many Americans.