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In what way did the West not decisively defeat the soviets? Communism died, the Warsaw Pact disbanded, and several former Russian client states joined NATO. The
by labster 5y ago
In what way did the West not decisively defeat the soviets? Communism died, the Warsaw Pact disbanded, and several former Russian client states joined NATO. The current crisis is a revanchist attempt to revert that defeat.
Cold war is much more likely than hot war, I’d expect.
- chii 5y ago> In what way did the West not decisively defeat the soviets? The way imperial japan died, replaced by a semi-client state. I would say they're more prosperous today because of it!