From: Randall Parker 

David,

I think the left created a big myth about Reagan's propensity to start a
nuclear war in order to demonize him. I took it seriously 20 years ago. Now
I think the left fooled itself and that we were further away from world war
under Reagan than under Carter, Ford, or Nixon.

In news:, d_n_b{at}swbell.net says...
> I was always deeply suspicious of Ronald Reagan's born-again,
> millenialist views in that regard.  He could have had his finger
> hovering over "the button" believing that he is about to be the agent
> of fulfillment of prophesy.
>

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