Frankly, after the fall of the USSR, I honestly expected this to happen. NOT what happened lol. They overthrew communism - what the government said was the goal right? So, why didn't we help? They struggled greatly for years during Peristroyka (sp?), moving everything back to private from government ownership. It was a perfect opportunity to forge good ties.
Frankly, after the fall of the USSR, I honestly expected this to happen. NOT what happened lol. They overthrew communism - what the government said was the goal right? So, why didn't we help? They struggled greatly for years during Peristroyka (sp?), moving everything back to private from government ownership. It was a perfect opportunity to forge good ties.
There was far too much money being stolen through the MIC to stop it.