Michele Bachmann keeping an eye on the Soviet Union -- 20 years after it dissolved
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Michelle Bachman said the U.S. still needs to keep an eye on the
Soviet Union - even though the country hasn't existed for nearly 20 years.
The website
Think Progress captured Bachmann in a radio interview with right-wing Christian attorney
Jay Sekulow waxing on about the remaining threat from the old Cold War rival.
"What people recognize is that there's a fear that the
United States is in an unstoppable decline. They see the rise of
China, the rise of
India, the rise of the Soviet Union and our loss militarily going forward," she told Sekulow.
"And especially with this very bad debt ceiling bill, what we have done is given a favor to
President Obama and the first thing he'll whack is $500 billion out of the military defense at a time when we're fighting three wars. People recognize that."
The Soviet Union dissolved in December of 1991 and the U.S. has normalized relations with many of the countries that came from the break-up.
And the
White House has tried to reset relations with
Russia, a holdover frenemy.
Since launching her campaign, Bachmann has flubbed a few major historical moments.
In addition to messing up
Elvis Presley's birthday earlier this week, she also botched when slavery was abolished.
Despite her missteps, Bachmann remains near the top of
GOP polls in her bid to unseat Obama.
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She should have her own sitcom just playing herself.