Dan,

You missed the point.

>You said:
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>The russians build the wall to prevent people escaping to the west, but I fail to see what that has to do with the freedom of europeans in general. Most of the eastern european countries were under sovjet control. I don't see how the US made an end to it. The fall of the sovjet empire came largely from within. I don't see a particular significant US role in this whole process.

Now tell me what did the US actually do that had direct impact on their economy and what is the significance of the direct US contribution in the economical downfall?

>You are, clearly and unequivocally, dismissing any effort on the part of the US as insignificant. And if Paul Kennedy is your only source of information for this viewpoint, then you have a LOT more reading to do.

The US was part of the allied forces which had the main task to keep the peace on the european continent or the rest of the western world.

LOL, YOU telling me I have more reading to do?

Walter,