REVISIONIST HISTORY OF THE FALL OF COMMUNISM, BUSH STYLE

From the CBC, reporting that “weekend protests won’t sway Bush”:

“Evidently some in the world don’t view Saddam as a risk to peace. I respectfully disagree,” Bush said.

“War is my last choice, but the risk of doing nothing is even a worse option. As far as I’m concerned I owe it to the American people to secure this country. I will do so.”

The White House added that there were large protests in the 1980s against the U.S. placing cruise missiles in Europe. But in the end, it said, U.S. policy was proved right and the Berlin Wall came down.

Uh, the Berlin War came down because the U.S. put cruise missiles in Europe? Did I miss something back then?