Raegan is pretty much the founder of modern true Republican thought minus the religious influence. His actions to remove American marines was justified due to a fear of returning to a Vietnam-era mentality. I do not blame him, really, but he could have handled the situations better. However, he did more to destroy the Hammer and Sickle than any other president. Sure...JFK stood down the Cuban Missle crisis. Raegan got a Baywatch star to tear down the Berlin Wall.
