On 11/11/2010, at 6:58 PM, Euan Ritchie wrote: > >>> ...and judging by GDP figures, the USA is still fighting the Cold War. > >> There never was a "Cold" War > > Yeah there was, but it didn't begin with Korea. It began about 1943 when > Germany's defeat was clear and it's conquerors began to consider what > would be the fate of Europe afterwards. > > The biggest fallacy regarding it was the Soviet threat which was always > exaggerated. Neither militarily nor politically did the soviet Union (or > China and other 'communist allied') ever pose an existential threat to > the U.S.
No, but it did to most of Europe... and that's what the Cold War really was. It was Europe-backed-by-America *not* being invaded by a LOT of tanks. Charlie. _______________________________________________ http://box535.bluehost.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l_mccmedia.com
