1. George Kennan
... way of thinking better then any American. In February of 1946, Kennan sent an extraordinarily "Long Telegram" (8,000 words) to the U.S. State Department, underscoring the centuries-old "Russian sense of insecurity" and opportunism that welded the Kremlin, expressing and legitimating Washington's new and resolutely anti-Soviet policy. He cautioned that freedom in Europe would be dangerously compromised unless ... cold war. Many people like to think of the US as a amiable nation, wishing no harm on other nations and seeking free trade where it can be found, but our history shows a more v...
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