On September 1, 1983, the Soviet Union blew Korean Air Lines flight 007 out of the sky; 269 people died, including Rep. Larry McDonald (D-Ga.).
The Soviet Union insisted that the plane had strayed 200 miles from its scheduled flight plan and entered Soviet airspace — which was true. But they also claimed that the plane was spying on the USSR — which was ridiculous and absolutely false.
President Ronald Reagan called it “an act of barbarism.” The world took a deep breath and wondered how the Gipper would respond.
Today, we often remember Reagan as a sweet, older gentleman from a bygone era, but in his time, he was every bit as hated, feared, and despised by his enemies as Trump is today. According to the left, Ronald Reagan was a violent, trigger-happy cowboy with an apocalyptic bloodlust for the End Days. They were 100% certain that the “Day After Tomorrow” was inevitable — because that rabblerousing rightwinger was gonna trigger World War III.
All he needed was a chance! […]
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