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The USSR was created in 1922. The so-called " Cold War" began in 1946 and was used to justify spending $trillions on nuclear arsenals, deployment of military forces, proxy wars, espionage and the whole space race thing.
The U.S. was able to outspend the Russians. Soviet states began serious acting out in the late 70's. Gorbachev came with reform. Very late in the game, Reagan read the "Tear down the Walls" speech.
68 years after the formation of the USSR and 44 years after the start of the Cold War and the expenditure of $trillions, the SR was dissolved.
Space program, control of Internet domains, kowtowing to foreign leaders, a weak leader.
On tonight at 10pm on fox. Also on Saturday and Sunday.
Turns out that "kowtowing to foreign leaders" makes all the Foreign leaders nervous.
Turns out that depending our good friends in Russia to get us into space may not work out so well.
As for giving away the internet -- nobody but Obama will be willing to put their name on that one - it won't happen.
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