4 ms·USSR had a much more potent military and I don't remember US employing a strategy of yielding to that.by qaq 10y agoUSSR had a much more potent military and I don't remember US employing a strategy of yielding to that.int_19h 10y agoNo, but US didn't openly engage Soviet forces anywhere, either. In proxy wars, it was always covert for either side (as in e.g. Vietnam or Afghanistan), or sometimes both (as in many places in Africa).qaq 10y agoI specifically mentioned non military response.