| phil said: We only *entered* the wars after being attacked. My point was that we were quietly supporting the Allied forces in both wars before entering(and make no mistake, our entry into each was as close as you can get to a forgone conclusion). In WWI, we were shipping arms to the British. Also, we didn't enter because of the sinking of the Lusitania, we entered as the result of a telegraph from the Germans to Mexico asking that they declare war on us. In WWII, we had the lend lease program, whereby massive amounts of arms and financial support were given to the Allies. As for the collapse of the Soviet Union, you don't honestly think that the US had nothing to do with that, do you? |
The Soviet collapse was entirely inwards, their economy simply wasn't able to sustain itself and they were no longer ruled by an iron fist so the Union just broke apart. Indeed I would say the final ruler of the Soviet Union was responsible for its break up. Gorbachev I think it is?
