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On the other hand, the goal of the US was to prevent the north taking over and the goal of the north was to take over. The US didn't get what they wanted; the
by EliRivers 9y ago
On the other hand, the goal of the US was to prevent the north taking over and the goal of the north was to take over.
The US didn't get what they wanted; the north did get what they wanted. Sure sounds like a win for the north.
- nostrademons 9y agoThe complication is that the North took over and then within two decades had become intensely capitalist and a major trading partner of the U.S. So the U.S. did get what it wanted: it halted the spread of communism. It's just that this had nothing to do with anything the U.S. did, and communism just collapsed under its own weight. History is funny like that. Personally, as long as I get to write code without fear of having a gun pointed in my face or my house bombed out (both of which actually happened to my dad...we take a lot for granted in America), I'll consider that a win for me.