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On the recordMay 15, 2023
I do not want to oversimplify the--our successful strategy relative to the former Soviet Union, but we out-competed them militarily, economically, and they finally cried uncle.
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Mitt Romney
Republican · Utah

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Romney reflects on the U.S. strategy against the Soviet Union's collapse.

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