Quote Originally Posted by Omnius Deus View Post
What I'm getting at is you don't understand the Cold War, you don't understand communism, and you don't know what you're talking about. This idea of Soviet Expansion is a conspiracy theory. Just because communist revolutions were ending up in the hands of dictators doesn't mean there was some conspiracy to take over the world.
If you think Soviet expansion was not a reality, then you are just wrong. They took over countries for personal gain, and so did their puppet governments. What do you think the Vietnam War was about? The Soviet Union dominated Eastern Europe with communism. They were a threat to world freedom. This is not even subject to argument.

Quote Originally Posted by Omnius Deus View Post
Besides, the seeds for the destruction of the USSR can be seen in the very design of the economic system. All we did was provide enough arms competition that we put pressure on their economy to tip it over.
That is exactly right. And why might we want to do that?