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Actually LC the fall of the communists was directly related to the lack of every day items you and I take for granted. Like food and basic necessities like toilet paper and anything that worked as it was supposed to. Then the anger over all the other inequities in the basic Russian experiences in Afghanistan and in some of their own provinces(or countries under the soviet influence). Internal politics over Afghanistan had very little to do with the fall of hard line communism. But when all the best stuff in the country went to either political hacks in the politburo or the military the common people got a little pissed off. The Brandenburg gate was torn down along with the unsuccessful political experiment that Lenin and his henchmen foisted on an enslaved country. When 75-80% of your GNP is spent on the military without the market system to back it up. Well we spent them out of power. Sadly I am afraid Russia is on the verge of anarchy again. Have you ever been there? I have and have a couple of good friends that live there(one is very good looking btw). Was there before the fall and also again after. But before was definitely worse.

As far as what happened in the middle east...of course mistakes have been made. The Iraqi thing was in retailiation to Iran after the shah. The Iranians are still messed up. I am sorry you don't happen to like the US or it's policies but you did jump on this bandwagon after the posting of a tongue in cheek feeling of a few who, if you really read it....want the same thing that I said most Americans want... Isolationism. It won't work and if you can't take it as exactly what it was..a political joke...well I'm sorry but you seem to have no sense of humor.

Oh yeah, and Canadians are not and have never been "part of the problem." What is that in regards to? I don't know what part of what problem....but the French Canadians are your biggest problem... or at least it seems so.