It was what was then pejoratively called Star wars, where the Soviet Union, their economy couldn't match our military buildup and it bankrupted them. That's an example of peace through strict. I wonder, I mean, is there anybody who was … There's not one person [alive in 1989] who wouldn't trade that America for the one we live in now. … just the basic metrics. Debt, suicide rate, life expectancy. It was. I wonder why, after that victory, America didn't thrive in the way that we thought that it would. (19:02–19:03)
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