BTW, Rex, how was the Cold War won? Any direct confrontation with the Soviet Union? Well, maybe you could stretch it a little and say Korea and Vietnam were part of the fight against communism, but those conflicts didn't
end the struggle, now did they?
Nope. We drove them down economically, and through containment, clandestine operations and relentless propaganda campaigns. In the end, their people no longer supported the Soviet government. Down it went.
Or, we could have done the "smart" thing and initiated WW3...................
Dave