Re: the Cold War

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.