works, according to William Schneider, who compares “Axis of Evil” with Reagan’s “Go ahead, make my day.”
Reagan’s policy was, “Talk tough, and carry a big stick.” In the end, it worked. The evil empire crumbled. Europeans scoffed in 1987, when Reagan stood at the Berlin Wall and said, “Mr. Gorbachev, tear down this wall!” But two years later, the wall came down.
The Euro-weenies have such a short memory.