Russia the KGB and their cold war pride – Breaking news

As a cold war veteran in Europe associated with the the Pershing II systems I have always been interested in how the old bear handled its cold war loss to the West.

After Reagan’s famous speech to Gorbachev calling for the tearing down of the Berlin wall, it seemed that our adversary would end up a great new ally of world peace and harmony.  The relationship between Reagan and Gorbachev let one to believe that our nations would end up very close.

However, as it seems, the United States may have squandered this opportunity by redefining Gorbachev’s decision to release Russia’s iron grip on the east.   Weather Gorbacheve’s decision to tear down the wall was because of their loosing the arms race; being fearful of Reagan’s new space toys, or even just a measure of solidarity for peace, the United States, after Reagan left office, began to hail it as a Cold War victory.

This, I can only imagine immediately became a lingering thorn in the side of every proud communist in Russia; every aging KGB agent and certainly never forgetting the American Communist Party of which our President has been so enamored with.  Gorbachev must have felt like an idiot, especially after Reagan left office and this idea of a cold war loss took shape.

As time moved pass the tearing down of the wall and other eastern state collapses, the concept inside America that we had won the cold war was being herald: sadly and primarily by my party the Republicans.  We used it, as a war prize, and flaunted it in front of the Democrats.  However, even they used it when it was advantageous.

Now look, I am not saying that Reagan didn’t do a great job: he did.  I am saying that I wonder if Reagan would have rubbed it in, leaving the Russian people feeling, as if, they had been defeated militarily.  No, I don’t think he would have.  I believe he wanted the wall down for freedoms sake and to hell with who won the cold war. Reagan was a man of principle and simple truths.  Now, I don’t have all of Reagan’s writings in front of me, so he may have brought up a cold war victory with Russia and if so please let me know.

I personally believe that a good deal of the communist nationalism we see emerging today is directly driven by the shame of being reminded repeatedly by the west that they lost the cold war.

Sadly, I believe the United States lost the opportunity to develop a greater relationship with Russia when it decided to continually bring up a Soviet cold war loss.

This lack of good  judgement on the part of the those in power within the United States could have, yes possibly, just pissed off some unemployed hard line communist old KGB farts who might have had nothing to do but to design and partner with American sympathizers a way to bring America to her knees: Fannie Mae and Freddi Mac.

This certainly makes one think about how powerful the old Soviet Union may still be.

Having old and cranky KGB  agents around who’s loyalty to Stalin is unwavering even makes the death of the Polish President look suspicious.

Now, I am not saying Putin would be involved in any KGB retribution, as he seems to be truly trying to change his nation for the better, but under his watch, just possibly, world destruction may have possibly been designed.

Could it be, that very soon, under our Pentagons watch and an interesting Presidential Administration that the tables of victory might be secretly turned on its head: might the cold war never have ended until today?

Interesting thought huh?

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Phil Kammer wrote 194 articles on this blog.

Phil Kammer is just a simple guy who happens to write a bit; enjoys political truth; loves to shine the light into dark places and watch the liberals scatter, but most of all Phil loves God and works daily to become the servant he needs to be. And ya Phil has a few degrees, was army infantry, now a father, a fisherman and loves a great game of monopoly.

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