> I wonder if the reason the USSR was engaging in > brinkmanship was less for imperialism and exporting > communism, than from fear of the U.S. threat. > Looked at strategically, the USSR was surrounded by > enemies. America had bases in Japan, Turkey, Europe, > etc. When Castro invited Russia to put nukes in Cuba, > it was seen as a threat within our hemisphere. Sort > of a double standard, isn't it?
You may recall part of the resolution of Cuba was an acknowledgement by the U.S they would not replace U.S missles in Turkey when they obsoltered later in the year. In that part Cuba was a small success for the U.S.S.R. The U.S.S.R had good reason to worry about it's borders. Most of the wealthier world had sent troops to support the Tsar against the revolution and leaders of the new state had personal experience of the willingness of other nations to stick oars in their affairs. U.S troops were only some of those supporting the White Russian cause in Russian territory for years (little known details of the foreign intervention include how long it persisted) . _______________________________________________ http://box535.bluehost.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l_mccmedia.com
