Star Wars was a bluff but the Soviet Union took that bluff very seriously.
If you will remember the Soviet Union put a lot of promises on the table if Reagan would give up on Star Wars but Reagan refused every time.
He even walked away from the table on that.
That was the reason the libs kept wringing their hands.
Do you remember all the libs crying about Reagan refusing to give up Star Wars?
I SURE DO!
This thead itself is testament to the fact the libs are still mad that Reagan proved them 100% wrong!
It's been 24 years since Reagan left office and they still haven't got over it!





Well I was 8 when Reagan left office... So I really never experienced that period as an adult or young adult..... Of course I remember Reagan, however most of what I've learned is via books, newspaper articles, old posts on BBS etc....
Absolutely, progressives thought Reagan was a crazy ass cowboy and the OP's post just goes to show how brainwashed progressives really are.
It's clear progressives do absolutely no research into their claims - they just take another talking head progressive babble to be the truth then pass it on - it's like the "telephone game."
I was 27 when Reagan left office. I remember it a LOT better, trust me.
I was proud to vote for Reagan when I was 18 (I voted absentee, as I was out of the state, Ohio, at the time, otherwise I would have turned 19, before I voted)
And I was proud to vote for Reagan again when I was 23.
I probably know a bit more about this thing about the arms, because my father was directly involved with it. He was a supervisor and then a manager on the B-1a and the B-1b, Nacelles and FIF (Forward Intermediate Fuselage).
As a matter of fact, Reagan called my Dad personally, to congratulate him on bringing the FIF in, under budget.
The B-1b was Reagan's Baby. So was Star Wars.
Unfortunately, the FIF killed my Dad. He didn't go to the doctor in time, (he worked on the FIF, 7 days a week). By the time he did go to the Doctor it was too late. He had pacreatic cancer and was given three weeks to live. He didn't live to see Reagan leave office. He died in 1986.
Anytime, I go to the Dayton Air Museum, I always touch the B-1B even though the signs say not to touch the planes. It's the legacy my Dad, left. I feel I'm owed.