Missing Maggie

The death of Margaret Thatcher yesterday marks the passing of a generation of leaders who literally remade their world.  The former British prime minister was universally known as the “Iron Lady” for her steadfast commitment to anti-communist and free-market principles.

At the height of the Cold War, Lady Thatcher worked closely with Pope John Paul II and President Ronald Reagan not to contain but to roll-back Soviet communism and to undermine the USSR.  Together they helped set free many millions of people without firing a shot.

Margaret Thatcher understood and practiced the philosophy Mr. Reagan called “peace through strength.”  In particular, she supported his visionary efforts to restore America’s nuclear deterrent and build missile defenses.  In a world becoming more dangerous by the day, such leadership is needed more than ever.

About Frank Gaffney, Jr.

Frank Gaffney is the Founder and Executive Chairman of the Center for Security Policy in Washington, D.C. Under Mr. Gaffney's leadership, the Center has been nationally and internationally recognized as a resource for timely, informed and penetrating analyses of foreign and defense policy matters. Mr. Gaffney formerly acted as the Assistant Secretary of Defense for International Security Policy during the Reagan Administration, following four years of service as the Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Nuclear Forces and Arms Control Policy. Previously, he was a professional staff member on the Senate Armed Services Committee under the chairmanship of the late Senator John Tower, and a national security legislative aide to the late Senator Henry M. Jackson.