> From: Erik Reuter [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> >
> > By that logic, would containment of the Soviet Union during the Cold
> > War be pro-Soviet?
> 
> If someone had a feasible plan to overthrow the Soviets quickly by
> a "hot" war with high probability of success and relatively low
> casualties, and someone else opposed it (opting for containment),
> then I would tend to call them pro-Soviet. But the comparison is so
> far-fetched, not the least of which because of the nuclear difference,
> that it doesn't seem worthwhile to compare them.

I'll admit that the example was a bit over the top, but I don't think it
isn't worthwhile.  There were peace activists who protested missiles in
Europe and things like that.  Were they pro-Soviet?  I don't know...

Honest, I'm not trying to bait you.  I'm still working these things out in
my own head.

  - jmh
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