Michele Bachmann keeping an eye on the Soviet Union -- 20 years after it dissolved

Michele Bachmann said the U.S. still needs to keep an eye on the Soviet Union - even though the country hasn't existed for nearly 20 years.

The website Think Progress captured Bachmann in a radio interview with right-wing Christian attoey Jay Sekulow waxing on about the remaining threat from the old Cold War rival.

"What people recognize is that there's a fear that the United States is in an unstoppable decline. They see the rise of China, the rise of India, the rise of the Soviet Union and our loss militarily going forward," she told Sekulow.

"And especially with this very bad debt ceiling bill, what we have done is given a favor to President Obama and the first thing he'll whack is $500 billion out of the military defense at a time when we're fighting three wars. People recognize that."

The Soviet Union dissolved in December of 1991 and the U.S. has normalized relations with many of the countries that came from the break-up.

And the White House has tried to reset relations with Russia, a holdover frenemy.

Since launching her campaign, Bachmann has flubbed a few major historical moments.

In addition to messing up Elvis Presley's birthday earlier this week, she also botched when slavery was abolished.

Despite her missteps, Bachmann remains near the top of GOP polls in her bid to unseat Obama.