Posted on 09/10/2003 10:45:35 PM PDT by JohnHuang2
Edited on 07/12/2004 4:07:53 PM PDT by Jim Robinson. [history]
In the two years since last September 11, 2001, the war against terror has often been compared with the Cold War. As with all historical analogies, this one is only partially applicable.
The Cold War was a battle of ideas competing for world dominance. On every continent, communist and democratic states vied for the hearts and minds of the people — with each new country seized by the communists becoming for a time the stage upon which the drama of communism vs. freedom was played out for a world audience.
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