" When true history of our times is written, Gorbachev will be accorded his proper placer in the rogues gallery of murderers, tyrants and villains.

And those who have honored him will be rightly scorned as betrayers of liberty.""""
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another blunder and slap in the faces of all americans by the chimp and his administration of murderers and conmen. "

" My guess is that he was instrumental, albeit reluctantly, in the demise of the Soviet Union and communism in Eastern Europe. This probably ticked some of you lefties off. "

" sapient wrote on Aug 27, 2008 10:14 AM:
" My guess is that he was instrumental, albeit reluctantly, in the demise of the Soviet Union and communism in Eastern Europe. This probably ticked some of you lefties off. """

you're missing the point of the article. true he gave in to the west, which is a great thing.....anyone would agree. the particular award being presented to him is the question. "

" If either in this administration had another or four more years, this award would likely go to the soon to be ousted priminister of packistan.

A loyal pet project, that has dipped into their deep pockets.

Don't they have the bomb?

If not for their pet nation status, wouldn't they be at the top of the list of nations that harbor terrorists. Shunned from financial and diplomatic dealings. A country that has the bomb, is known to harbor and support terrorism, even now, is one of the many continualy flawed foreign policy deals, of which we can not be sure of where that farce will go under new local leadership.

Rewarding those that played along, is something this administration will undoubtedly become renound for once the dust settles, and years of investigation conclude. They did learn from the Iran Contra fiasco. Now they do it in the open, under the guise and protection of executive priveledge.

Can't wait for the finale. Executive pardons, are likely going to blanket this mess and many others, in one fell swoop. May also import their foreign operatives and grant them immuniity, and citizenship in the same breath. "

" Actually, he was probably more responsible for the downfall of communism than was Reagan, who just happened to be in the right place. Gorbachev introduced capitalism into the soviet economy and once those folks tasted freedom there was no turning back. Republican revisionists always want to give that old goat credit for everything good that happened on his watch but refuse to blame him for anything that wasn't good, such the Iran Contra scandal which they blame on his underlings, who were all conveniently all pardoned by Daddy Bush. LOL!. "

" Fowler's article contains many factual errors. And those who have honored him will be rightly scorned as betrayers of liberty -- like those who armed Saddam Hussein? Rubbish letter for a rubbish rag. "

" HP: You lefties will forever hold a grudge against President Reagan for resisting communism in Nicaragua or anywhere else for that matter. The fact that he brought down communism really sticks in your craw. "

" No sapient, the delusional old Reagan didn't bring down communism down. It died on it's own lies, deceptions, and murderous leaders. Reagan was just lucky that he was at the right place at the right time. The arms race that you Reich wingers say caused its demise was merely the result of the military industrial complex that really started flexing its muscles during Reagan's days and has culminated into dictating foreign policy today, under the corrupt Bush/Cheney regime. And if McCain is elected it will be 4 more years of the same corrupt arms merchants controlling the next administration as they have this one.

When history is written, I think it will give Gorbachev more credit than old Howdy Doody for this.

Like most Reich wingers you have bought into the Limbaugh lie that all leftists are supporters of communism.

Limbaugh tells that lie daily and you lemmings eat it up with gusto. LOL! "

" ahh i thought David Hasslehoff brought down communism lol!!! "

" "Rubbish letter for a rubbish rag "
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Locke has summed things up succinctly. "

" HP: Thanks for the update on Rush. I haven't had the opportunity to listen to him lately, but am glad you have. Maybe you will learn something positive. LOL "

" To Locke: I don't doubt your assertion that Fowler's letter to the editor contains factual errors. Could you please list these errors for readers, like myself, who are not as familiar with the history referenced by the letter.
Hopefully you will see my post before the letter is removed from the Web site. I am assuming that even though you regard this as a "rubbish rag" you will continue regularly reading it and posting comments on it as you have in the past. "

" No problem, sapient, always glad to help a Reich winger out. LOL! "