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Originally Posted by New Era
I would argue the Cold War wasn't won by any nation state, it was ended as a result of many factors beyond the control of the participants. The Americans engaged the Russians in an arms race that greatly contributed to the economic crisis the Soviets would face, but it was the Soviets' foray into Afghanistan and the three consecutive crop failures in the 80s that really caused the end of the Cold War. And don't think for a second the United States won the Cold War. The effects of that arms race is still being felt by the country as Reagan spent those trillions of dollars on the country credit card with 18-21% interest. The impact of that spending will be felt for generations to come and continues to be a drag on the nation. Just like America's incursion into Afghanistan to aid the fight against the Soviets resulted in long term blowback (Al Qaeda), so to does the spending that Reagan engaged in. The Soviet Union crumbled under the weight of the Cold War, but America opened Pandora's Box and still may feel the weight of that period contribute to her own failure.
Completely agree with this. If a demagogue with brains, meaning someone other than Trump (sorry peter12, Trump is an incompetent idiot), was availed this following, America could be turned in a heartbeat. Pulling on the heart strings of "patriotism" can pull America together in a New York minute. If Trump had any brains he would have picked a paper tiger nation, like North Korea, and run a false flag attack against an American asset, with moderate casualties. That would have been his 9/11 moment and he could have got the whole nation whipped into a frenzy and behind him, giving him the greenlight to remove all their civil liberties and really raid the treasury. Fortunately, Trump is an idiot and surrounded himself with idiots, so we only had to out up with the later, but could you imagine Trump with the American support Bush had after 9/11? Terrifying...
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Just how feasible do you believe the idea of a "false flag" operation is in reality? I just don't think there is a realistic chance of one ever actually working, and I suspect that is why they don't happen.
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