“What Americans cant face is that one of the reasons that the Russians and the Chinese were so impressed with us during the Cold War was the fact that Nixon and Kissinger went on bombing despite public reaction.” WarReasonFactsFacesColdReactionsDespiteChineseImpressedCold WarCantBombingKissinger Author:Robert D. Kaplan
“The Cold War went on for so long that it bred a kind of worldwide military establishment. Even when budgets went down in the early and mid-nineties, it didn't really affect it.” KindLongWarMilitaryColdBudgetsEstablishmentCold War Author:Robert D. Kaplan