Revisionist History at its Most Ignorant

Hussein gave a speech in Moscow yesterday, part of his extended World Apology on Behalf of America. In the midst of this speech, Bammy said the following about the Cold War:

"Now, make no mistake. The change did not come from any one nation. The Cold War reached a conclusion because of the actions of many nations over many years, and because the people of Russia and Eastern Europe stood up and decided that its end would be peaceful."

Yes. He really said that. I'm half expecting the ghost of Jack Palance to rise up and rasp "Believe it...or not!"

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...Ever experience the mental equivalent of of running flat out on all cylinders, then accidentally downshifting into 1st gear instead of 3rd and hearing your engine scream "What the fuck!" in a harsh, metallic grating?

So...Bammy...WHAT THE FUCK???

Now we're actually supposed to swallow that America didn't win the Cold War? That the Soviet Union just shrugged and said, "Well, we've had a good run," and started taking down all the Lenin statues? That the countries of the old Soviet Bloc just said "That's okay, honest mistake," and went about their business? Now, I'm not as old as Hussein, but during the 1980's I distinctly remember a guy named Ronald Reagan running the Soviet Union ragged and calling them out at every opportunity. I also distinctly remember Reagan, who was President, by the way, telling Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev on world-wide TV to tear down the Berlin Wall, and lo and behold, down the wall came. I don't remember a peaceful wind-down of the USSR, but I do remember them being cut to pieces over a decade after invading Afghanistan without the valid excuse we have for being there now. I wonder what kind of reaction Hussein would get about this comment from, say, the Czech Republic, or Poland, or Latvia or Estonia. Maybe he ought to run it by some of the Lithuanian SOF guys currently in Afghanistan: the crazy, balls-out daredevils that scare the living shit out of the Taliban. Maybe they can educate the Dear Reader on the political aspects of how the Cold War ended.

How fucking clueless can one guy be? I'm starting to understand why they try not to let him speak without a teleprompter: he can't be trusted not to say dumb shit without one.

Tidbit in the National Review.