You’re making my point about how different it is, not the same. We executed Saddam Hussein. Even the fake Cold War with Red China is carried on in our media while we buy so much from them - we MADE them, and continue to build them up buying their cheap lead-painted trinkets.
yeah, that the sad thing there with China.
After the Olympics, there has been a huge rush of western investment in China, hoping to cash in on the huge population. it is still going on to a degree, but much slower now as many investors find themselves totally screwed.
The Chinese have even nationalized the once western run accounting firms who do the audits.
“You’re making my point about how different it is, not the same”
Not sure what point you are talking about.
These various interventions were and still are proxy battles with Russia.
When two super powers use proxies to exercise their beefs with one another, they avoid going to a direct hot war.
That is the reason we have Cold wars.
I suppose one could make the case that the two powers should just get it on and do it! as opposed to screwing around with other countries.
But that’s neither for you or me to decide. Although I have often thought it might be better in the long run. But the cost to life and property would be really staggering.
So we do the proxy dance.