Thread by @Alfreddezayas

Gorbachev's death gives us an opportunity to imagine how the world would have been if the promises of James Baker had been kept.

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Gorbachev was an honest man, a rare kind among political predators. He harboured a hope for sustainable peace between East and West.  Alas, the West persisted in confrontation.

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I met and spoke with Gorbachev at a week-long conference in Bosco Marengo, Italy in 2009.  He sat a few seats away. An approachable man of quiet dignity and integrity.

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When Gorbachev was asked how he would like to be remembered, he responded: as a patient and resolute politician. He used the Russian adjectives for patient --терпеливый -- and persevering -- настойчивый.

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