History lesson II Daa Republican History??

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Cute post, but you should learn to read and learn HISTORY not Republican propaganda history! "At the time of the fall of the Soviet Union, Ukraine had the third-largest nuclear arsenal in the world. Ukraine controlled some 5,000 nuclear weapons, including, as the New York Times noted in a report earlier this month, "long-range missiles that carried up to 10 thermonuclear warheads, each far stronger than the bomb that leveled Hiroshima." In 1992, Ukraine signed the Lisbon Protocol, agreeing to return the nuclear weapons it had inherited from the Soviet government back to Russia. But members of the Ukrainian parliament soon thereafter increasingly voiced serious concerns over total nuclear disarmament, in large part "due to fears of a future conflict" with Russia. Throughout 1992 and 1993, Russia and the Clinton White House worked furiously to convince Ukraine to give up all of its nuclear weapons. After substantial political pressure, Ukraine caved in 1994, but "only after" the United States, Russia, and the United Kingdom "agreed to protect Ukraine" in the event of a future attack on the nation’s sovereignty, as well as financial support and a number of other assurances. Ukraine dismantled and relinquished its nuclear weapons, giving President Clinton and the Russians a diplomatic victory. The decision has haunted Ukraine ever since." FYI 1989-1993 George Bush 1993-2001 Bill Clinton Clinton was sworn in as President in 1993! Try reading books instead of burning them