Gorbachev: Americans Have ‘Winner’s’ Disease

Staff / Truthdig Jul 13, 2006 The disease is "worse than AIDS. It's called the winner's complex," the former Soviet leader said in an ABC News interview. "You want an American-style democracy here [in Russia]. That will not work." Gorbachev railed against Cheney and Rumsfeld, calling them "hawks protecting the interests of the military ? shallow people." Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )