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   From: anton.usenet@gmail.com   
      
   James A. Donald kirjoitti:   
   > Anton   
   >> Both lost some, won some. Vietnam didn't bring US society down nor did   
   >> Afghanistan bring the USSR.   
      
   > Vietnam led to a lot of dominoes falling, Afghanistan led to a lot of   
   > dominoes falling.   
      
   > Because Soviet power relied overwhelmingly on fear, while the US   
   > relied on soft power, we would expect the domino effect to be a lot   
   > bigger for the Soviet Union than for the US.   
      
   > And it was.   
      
   You are quite vague here. You'd have to elaborate. I'd say "dominoes   
   fell", power was lost or gained only in those regions where they were   
   fighting. Proxy wars in Asia and Latin America had no significance in   
   Europe.   
      
   --   
   Anton   
      
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