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When President Reagan was pursuing his historic arms-control agreements with the Soviets, some of the most right-wing elements in the Republican Party were comparing Reagan to Neville Chamberlain appeasing Adolf Hitler.

Now their ideological heirs on the right-wing fringe are opposing the START Treaty with a similar vengeance. When I wrote a column in this paper titled "Reagan yes, START yes" it sufficiently worried the Heritage Foundation that they wrote a reply, which I rebutted on this site.

The fact is, Reagan really did have to combat the most right-wing fringe in his day. The START Treaty really is supported by a long and comprehensive list of military commanders from the U.S. and throughout the democratic alliance.

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