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Thread: What do you think of George F. Kennan ?
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[quote=YINDUFFY,304875]I was reading about the development of he Cold War and the Korean war only two days ago but I don't recall the name George F. Kennan coming up. I meant to review the materials before posting but have not had the opportunity. I do believe that U.S. policy was and always will be a collaborative effort and input from many "experts" will be considered by the President. The President deals with International issues and has that sole responsibility - with the exception that all international treaties have to be ratified (approved) by the U.S. Senate. From 1945 to 1950 there were many international crises from Greece to Malaysia and the U.S. public was weary of war and not interested in the problems of people in far-off lands. We were glad to dispose of war surplus equipment to allied countries. The Soviet Union on the other hand was interested in spreading its influence and they too gave away surplus military equipment. As a political matter, it was recognized that we could not, and would not support and agressive campaign to drive the Soviets out of Europe. We agreed to assist friendly countries when attacked but we would not initiate anything. We could only try to "contain" the spread of Communism. We failed in some countries and their people suffered.[/quote]
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