Quote Originally Posted by CFH View Post
I don't think I'm arguing any of the points you brought up in your rebuttal. I've said nothing about Reagan's tax breaks, and frankly I don't think he was an exceptional president, however, I do not think he was a "scumball" as you put it, certainly not any more so than the average individual in his position. You want to see some scumballs, look at the overtly racist policies of some of the earlier US Presidents, a bit off topic, I know. I don't find many of Reagans actions early in his political career particularily egregious when compared to the actions of many other world leaders, nearly everyone slits some throats on the way to the top. I agreed earlier that Reagan's policies in S. America were mildly retarded at best. I never said the military iniatives were successful in their stated purposes (Star Wars etc.), only that they put pressure on the USSR's military/economy and contributed to its downfall. I do not support the actions of Reagan in regards to pushing the world closer to nuclear war either. Nor did I debate the debacle that was Afghanistan, Canada (where I live) has troops fighting and dying there now because of the actions of the U.S. in the 80s.
If you examine the relationship between the Shah of Iran and the U.S., they have every right to hate you, without even bringing the unblinking support of Israel into the picture. Imperialism is a bitch.
If you go back and start with the original point,I was pointing out his life story long before he became President
And there wasnt a back he didnt slap,that didnt end up with a knife in it