The biggest fallacy regarding it was the Soviet threat which was always
exaggerated. Neither militarily nor politically did the soviet Union (or
China and other 'communist allied') ever pose an existential threat to
the U.S.
So, if the US didn't fight the cold war, let it's military expenditures
Something happened yesterday that could upend the bragging rights
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in the Kuiper Belt.
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From: brin-l-boun...@mccmedia.com [mailto:brin-l-boun...@mccmedia.com] On
Behalf Of Euan Ritchie
Sent: Friday, November 12, 2010 7:10 PM
To: Killer Bs (David Brin et al) Discussion
Subject: Re: the Cold War
So, if the US didn't fight the cold war, let it's military
You wrote in response to Charlie mentioning
an existential threat to Western Europe by the USSR:
quote
Well, yeah, but that was pretty much decided during the Berlin airlift when
Uncle Joe made the decision that the USSR didn't want to fight.
All that followed after that showdown was just
Euan wrote:
I understand the problem. Context doesn't travel or easily survive in
these written forums.
By posturing I was refering to the military deployments in Europe as an
existential threat (meaning the liklihood of them being used in an
invasion of Western, or Eastern, Europe).
Ah, quite
Hi all!
Temporarily resurfacing from lurker depth.
I'm getting rid of my old life and am working my *ss of starting a brand new
one. Brin-L is part of my old life, so:
Would anyone be interested in buying the domain names Brin-L.com and
Brin-L.net? Make me an off-list offer I can't
Could it bet that your cat is trying to tell you something? :-)
Just asking...
Jeroen van Baardwijk
-Oorspronkelijk bericht-
Van: brin-l-boun...@mccmedia.com [mailto:brin-l-boun...@mccmedia.com] Namens
David Hobby
Verzonden: donderdag 11 november 2010 13:30
Aan: Killer Bs (David Brin
