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   Re: Socialism or Capitalism: What is bet   
   23 Aug 08 15:31:05   
   
   From: kurkku@hassuserveri.fi   
      
   "Anton"  kirjoitti   
   viestissä:g8omhj$k8v$1@registered.motzarella.org...   
   > 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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