You’ve heard of Vladimir Putin and his desire to reconstitute the Soviet Union, right? Or have you been too busy hating on Bachmann?
I like Bachmann. I’d gladly vote for her over Obama. But talking about Americans fearing the Soviet Union in an interview in 2011 was not her best moment.
And I don’t think Putin has ever said he wants to reconstitute the USSR. He’s said its breakup was a catastrophe.
But this was pretty bad. I think we need to be objective. Imagine if Obama was being interviewed about defense policy and he said “Americans are scared. They’re worried about the Soviet Union”. What do you think the reaction would be?