... was such an authority and had good insight due to his ability to look at the situation from every perspective, not just the American perspective. I believe Kennan attempting to be as unbiased as possible in this lecture allows him to give anyone reading the book a good chance to develop their own argument, which is a good quality because he is not trying to ... military force, Kennan adds that "victory or defeat can signify only relative degrees of misfortune Remembering these things, we will be less inclined to view military operations as ends in themselves, and should find it easier t...

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... drawn around the question of democracy versus communism (the fact that communists had been the most effective campaigners against fascism in Italy during the war being ignored), and as United States intervention effectively campaigned it; it was a matter of "communist dictatorship- versus the idea of "freedom for all-. The United States intervention in Italy began with their influence over the allocation of funds ... the forces of true democracy should lose in the Italian election, the American government will not send any more money to Italy and we won't send any more money to you, our...

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... prepared for an external military intrusion. Being in a military alliance with another country definitely has its assets, however it also has its drawbacks as well. Partnering up with another country means you are obligated to follow whatever military decisions they make as well even though it is at your inconvenience, and can result in great alliance wars. An infamous example of how the alliance ... country suffers an economic plight, the countries that were involved will also be pulled down the spiral like dominos. As many people say, there are good and bad traits in everything, even t...

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