Did You Know the U.S. Had Troops in Siberia? (80s, Russians)
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Our participation was not bloodless. The US suffered over 500 casualties, 245 dead, 305 wounded. It can be correctly stated that we spilled Communist blood and they spilled ours decades before the Cold War, Korea, or Vietnam.
I never said it was. I was simply pointing out that it wasn't a major force or engagement, thus probably why it is rarely discussed. We sent only a token force when compared to the 4 million U.S. troops we sent to Europe during WW1. If the U.S. was serious about winning, we would have sent a larger force. It seemed to be a half-hearted effort on the part of the Allies.
Hopefully the acknowledgement of this event will serve as proof/explanation why Russians can't afford "democracy" and prefer to stick to authoritarian ruler. The "plurality of opinions" on governmental level there usually represents the voices that are working in the interests of foreign powers and against the national interests of Russia.
These foreign powers might participate in internal conflicts militarily ( as this particular case that's discussed in this thread,) or they can be represented by "economic advisers" sitting in Kremlin, or they can be paid with the US funds as "NGOs" - the result is still the same; an attempt to stir events in the direction favourable to foreign powers, and not necessarily favourable for Russian national interests.
And with no discernible effect except to create resentment among the Russians.
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