By 1971, tensions between the US and the USSR were so high, and the distrust between the two Superpowers so keen, it could only be seen, by some, including Kissinger, that direct talks and negotiations with mutual interests as their anchor was the only reasonable course of action. ...
Truman This quote from Harry Truman gave life to the beginning of the Cold War, which from 1945-1991 pitted the U.S. against the Soviet Communist nations. The Marshall Plan, which is what Truman is referring to in the above quote, was the catalyst, which set the stage for over 45 years of "cold" war. ... U.S. president Ronald Reagan shared the opposition's criticisms and further intensified U.S. support for the so-called "Contra" rebels a coalition of dissatisfied peasants and former Sandinista allies The Reagan Administration waged a decade long war against the Sandinistas by arming, ...
