well and also afghanistan. he doesn't get enough credit for that. the arming of the insurgents, christmas of '79 most people thought the soviet union are so much more powerful than this tiny little country, they'll swoop it up. he saw there was a chance to do damage to the soviet union and help the afghans. that was the beginning of the end of the soviet union. that was a policy that reagan continued but he began that very quickly, didn't he, in '79 and '80? >> all right. happy birthday. still ahead on "morning joe," the president is set to roll back climate change policies in the name of fostering business. can it help to bring back the coal industry and jobs? senator joe manchin of west virginia joins us. we'll ask him about that. >> in 2010 one of our next guests signed a letter to