Gorbachev said snake Cheney & Rummy are "shallow people"

[donsu]

http://abcnews.go.com/GMA/story?id=2182020&page=1


Gorbachev: 'Americans Have a Severe Disease'

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"We have made some mistakes," he said, referring to recent attacks on Russia's democracy. "So what? Please don't put even more obstacles in our way. Do you really think you are smarter than we are?"

The former general secretary of the Soviet Union Communist Party accused Americans of arrogance and trying to impose their way of life on other nations.

"Americans have a severe disease — worse than AIDS. It's called the winner's complex," he said. "You want an American style-democracy here. That will not work."

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The former Soviet leader had severe criticism for two of the most important people in the Bush administration: Vice President Dick Cheney and Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld.

"They are just hawks protecting the interests of the military — shallow people," he said.

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"I want my grandchildren to live in a democratic country — in a peaceful world," he said. "But it's hard to imagine because there are so many answers we still need to find."
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sigh - don't we all want a peaceful world

[saltpoint]

1. He could have been far more harsh and still have been well within zone.

[CottonBear]

2. I saw Gorbachev speak a few years ago. He was impressive.

He spoke to a huge audience at a university in Georgia.

He is right on target with these recent statements.

[stellanoir]

3. "shallow people"

I would amend selfish, soul less, "shallow. . ." and delete "people" as those two are far less than what I consider to be human beings.