>>>>>>It would be idiotic to keep our defenses in Kansas and wait until they are needed on US soil.
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>>>>>So, in retrospect, the USSR had all the good reasons to keep troops in Cuba?
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>>>>The USSR had valid reasons to keep troops in Cuba.
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>>>>The USSR, however, was bent on world domination and subjugation.
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>>>Whereas the US was not. I get it.
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>>Assuming that both USA and USSR wanted domination of the world, there is a big difference. The USA wanted it for the betterment of the American people and the USSR didn't give a damn about the their people. Big difference.
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>I thought you would see through the propaganda of both sides. Betterment is not in just buying cars.
I knew (from many of your posts) that you never liked USA. But I was hoping that you would be more objective, since unlike Mason, you lived under the USSR-type regime.
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