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[QUOTE]Originally posted by First of Two: [QB] The Communists attempted to foment revolutions across the glome in numerous small countries. In a few cases they succeeded (Nicaragua, Vietnam), in other cases they failed. Some of their failures were largely due to our intervention. Our intervention was largely due to our policy of Containment -- to keep Communism from spreading any farther, whenever and wherever we could. Both sides spent a hellacious amount of capital, men, and resources on these struggles. In the end, we outspent them. Resources they spent fighhting us in Vietnam could not them be re-used in other places. As for 'conquest by war' you are totally missing the point. We're not talking about annexxing smaller countries to use as a buffer zone. We're talking about using the captured territory of the people who attacked FIRST. If you want to know the truth, I believe that if a man tries to mug me, and I knock him down and out, I'm entitled to HIS wallet. If cops bust a drug dealer and take his briefcase full of cash, they should be able to use that money to finance more antidrug efforts. If another country attacks you and you kick its ass, you have the right to hold any territory you sieze during the war. *Crazy hypothetical speculation follows* If Canada were to attack Maine (although I can't see why anybody would want to), and the US were to beat the Canadian forces back across the St. Lawrence, then everything south of that river is OURS, man. Fairly won. Because they attacked first, and when you accept a course of action, you accept its consequences. Heh. Accepting consequences. Some people who can't stand the 'reset button' on Star Trek, want to try and press it in the real world. [/QB][/QUOTE]
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