Gorbachev: U.S. “taking the arms race to the next level”
The United States’ plans to build a missile defense system in Poland and the Czech Republic have come under fire from former Soviet president Mikhail Gorbachev, who doesn’t buy Washington’s justification that its intent is only to counter threats from the likes of Iran.
From the AFP story: “The United States cannot tolerate anyone acting independently,” he told the Daily Telegraph in an interview conducted in Paris. “Every US president has to have a war.”
There was no mention of Gorbachev’s thoughts on the perceived anti-democratic measures Putin, et al have taken.