What a Historic Opportunity This Was

The russians asked some prominent western economists who had already helped poland through a similar transition with some success, to now come over to russia and show them how to do it. One of the main guys that they called in was the harvard economist, jeffrey sax. He says he couldn't understand why washington was suddenly acting like this. The west did not want russia back on its feet. They wanted russia to stay face down in the dirt so that we could pick her pockets and dance on her grave. Sax resigned in disgust.