I think a lot of people miss the Cold War. There was this far away, monolythic, scary enemy, that can be reliably used to justify any amount of military expenses. And to a certain point it was, of course, since up until 1953 they were expecting a "world revolution".
The situation changed ever so slightly after 1985, culminating in dissolution of USSR. Good riddance!
And now the same forces - or new incarnation of the same forces - are working again to create that image of an absolute enemy - on both sides. It's just so easy.
The situation changed ever so slightly after 1985, culminating in dissolution of USSR. Good riddance!
And now the same forces - or new incarnation of the same forces - are working again to create that image of an absolute enemy - on both sides. It's just so easy.