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Before the fall of the Berlin Wall
Posted on 9/18/14 at 4:38 am
Posted on 9/18/14 at 4:38 am
In some European capitals at the time, there was a deep anxiety over prospects for a reunified Germany. In September 1989, British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher pleaded with Soviet President Mikhail Gorbachev not to let the Berlin Wall fall and confided that she wanted the Soviet leader to do what he could to stop it.[78][79]
"We do not want a united Germany. This would lead to a change to postwar borders and we cannot allow that because such a development would undermine the stability of the whole international situation and could endanger our security", Thatcher told Gorbachev.[78]
After the fall of the Berlin Wall, French President François Mitterrand warned Thatcher that a unified Germany could make more ground than Adolf Hitler ever had and that Europe would have to bear the consequences.[80]
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"We do not want a united Germany. This would lead to a change to postwar borders and we cannot allow that because such a development would undermine the stability of the whole international situation and could endanger our security", Thatcher told Gorbachev.[78]
After the fall of the Berlin Wall, French President François Mitterrand warned Thatcher that a unified Germany could make more ground than Adolf Hitler ever had and that Europe would have to bear the consequences.[80]
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Posted on 9/18/14 at 5:35 am to RollTide4Ever
Wait a sec... I thought Reagan was the one who tore down the wall? Are you sure you've got your facts straight? You seem to be implying the German people did it and the Soviets allowed it. That's not what I recall. I'm pretty sure Reagan is the one who took down the wall, you might wanna check your google.
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Posted on 9/18/14 at 6:47 am to SpidermanTUba
Typical Tuba retardation...
So, by NOT crushing the opposition and sweeping into Berlin to maintain the wall, the USSR (Gorby) is the person that deserves credit? I guess so, then.
So, by NOT crushing the opposition and sweeping into Berlin to maintain the wall, the USSR (Gorby) is the person that deserves credit? I guess so, then.
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Posted on 9/18/14 at 7:07 am to RollTide4Ever
Are you studying for your history lesson this morning? This is old. Real old. Like shake off the cobwebs old.
Posted on 9/18/14 at 8:05 am to SpidermanTUba
quote:Nah. Reagan just ordered it. GHWB oversaw it.
Wait a sec... I thought Reagan was the one who tore down the wall? Are you sure you've got your facts straight? You seem to be implying the German people did it and the Soviets allowed it. That's not what I recall. I'm pretty sure Reagan is the one who took down the wall, you might wanna check your google.
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