“In 1983, President Ronald Reagan had dubbed the Soviet Union an ‘evil empire’, in part because of its militarism and aggressive push to sell weaponry around the globe, often accompanied by Soviet troops, ostensibly as trainers and advisers.”*

Huh . . isnt that what Americas been doing(bend over) since the fall of the Soviet Union  spectacularly!   (think GDP)

1119,  Thursday,  26  1. 17

*  http://www.tomdispatch.com/post/176235/tomgram%3A_william_astore%2C_a_violent_cesspool_of_our_own_making/#more