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Originally Posted by my54ford
Yep! One thing you could say for the commies; When they were in power we only had to worry about one other dog in the fight! The kept the lid on all those other threadbare holes the US thinks we have send guys to die in......
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Funny you mention this as it was the central topic of a policy group I belong to. When the Soviets were at the height of their power and somewhat on par with the US, there was a stabilizing effect that occurred. There was certain a level of geo-political balanced that was achieved and most of the regional conflicts during this time (save Vietnam) seemed more easily contained.
I guess the world would be a boring place with the absents of a boogyman.