Ronald Reagan: “The free world cannot stand by and see that happen.”

Yes, always has been.

I expressed to President Gorbachev my confidence that the work we began together at Geneva in 1985 will continue under the Bush administration.

We must and will dedicate ourselves as a Nation to continue this effort, and to stand in solidarity with those who resist, until the blessings of democracy, freedom, and respect for human dignity are assured throughout the world.

We've only heard the same as you've heard: that he has been suggesting doing something of this kind.