National Security Adviser Colin Powell, in a speech to the National Press Club Finance Minister Boris Gostev told the Supreme Soviet legislature that Gorbachev's government is finding it difficult to bring deficit spending under control. Thursday, credited Mikhail Gorbachev for pushing economic reform and acknowledging the problems the Soviet system faces, but added it remains to be seen whether it can be fixed as long as it remains a communist, one-party system. He said that resistance forces fighting communism and totalitarians have made great strides in Afghanistan, Angola, and Cambodia. Powell also noted that while he was secretary of state, President Ronald Reagan had warned against using military force abroad without congressional approval.
National Security Adviser Colin Powell, in a speech to the National Press Club Thursday, credited Mikhail Gorbachev for pushing economic reform and acknowledging the problems the Soviet system faces, but added it remains to be seen whether it can be fixed as long as it remains a communist, one-party system. He said that resistance forces fighting communism and totalitarians have made great strides in Afghanistan, Angola, and Cambodia. Powell also noted that while he was secretary of state, President Ronald Reagan had warned against using military force abroad without congressional approval.