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[quote=MARRIE,267257]Despite these reasons, or perhaps because of them, Mao would rank 
            much higher if this list focused on political rather than military 
            influence. Mao's power came much more from his political strength 
            than from any prowess as a military leader. In fact, his greatest 
            accomplishment, which led to his ultimate takeover of China, was the 
            ability to survive during long and difficult times. Once Mao assumed 
            power, most of his military influence involved the harassment and 
            killing of his own people. Except for supporting North Korea with 
            troops in the early 1950s, helping North Vietnam with arms and 
            supplies in the 1960s and early 1970s, and skirmishing with various 
            weak neighbors, Mao's China exerted little conventional military 
            power outside its own borders. 
            In the twenty short years since his death, Mao's overall status as 
            an influential figure in modern history has fallen, and his military 
            reputation has diminished to that of just another ruthless former 
            totalitarian head of state. In the next century, Mao as a military 
            leader may rate no more than a footnote as his influence continues 
            to decline.[/quote]

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