What was more impressive was the results of the US's cultural economic and soft power efforts. The cultural part can't be understated. By the 1960's young men

What was more impressive was the results of the US's cultural economic and soft power efforts. The cultural part can't be understated. By the 1960's young men world wide would rather be a rock star banging groupies than fight for the revolution. There is a reason the Khmer Rouge killed the pop stars in Cambodia. Notable Japan, Korea, Taiwan and Germany became wealthy by aligning closely to the US. Where commies and non aligned became poorer. Least impressive was the CIA's skullduggery and Kissinger's Real Politic.