Not sure about that. Gorba was a looser and made it damn easy for Reagan. What obliged him to tear that wall down? What forced him to start biggest movement of armed forces since WW2, withdrawing Soviet Forces from Europe that is? Words from Reagan? Every US president had said the same for decades. He won, yes. But not so much because of his skills but because lack of skills in the opposite camp.
Reagan was The alpha male....Gorba was a sissy..
I'm a left wing liberal myself, but I increase in appreciating RR more and more. We really hated him here in Holland in the 80s. But compared to the Bushes, he was miles above them.Let's face it: he finally won the cold war. "Mr Gorbatchov, tear down that wall"Guy was a getbigger, not many US presidents could get that title.