Uncensored2008
Libertarian Radical
You are a complete idiot. The Taliban emerged a very long time after Reagan left office.
Yes, but without lying, the left has nothing.
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You are a complete idiot. The Taliban emerged a very long time after Reagan left office.
Reagan's administration financed international terrorists, euphemistically named 'Contras',
who blew up health care facilities and assassinated teachers and functionaries,
just like the cowards portrayed today as our sworn enemies in other parts of the world.
Until 'W', no president had done as much to lower the world's esteem of the US. Bush II established a record that will be difficult to beat.
That said, do not take this as an attack on Republicans. Both major parties are the enemy.
What I regret about Reagan was that he convinced a large percentage of the American people that they could have the government they wanted without paying for it. I do not believe it was necessary to increase military spending during the 1980s, but if it was it was necessary to raise taxes to pay for it. Reagan cut taxes.
In his book The Triumph of Politics: Why the Reagan Revolution failed, David Stockman said that it was never possible to cut taxes, raise defense spending, and balance the budget like Reagan said it was during the campaign of 1980 without making cuts in domestic spending programs most Republican voters would have opposed.
In other words, the Reagan Revolution failed because it was fundamentally dishonest.
Assumes facts not in existence; to wit "the Reagan revolution failed."