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Oh, for the good old days of the Soviet Union. America’s foreign policy and goals were clear then: containment and opposition to communist expansion. Nuclear weapons were a deterrent, but neither side believed the other would use them.
Russian President Vladimir Putin speaks during his address to the nation at the Kremlin in Moscow, on Feb. 21, 2022. Alexey Nikolsky/Sputnik/AFP via Getty Images
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John Calvin Thomas has been a syndicated columnist, author, and radio commentator for more than 35 years. His latest book is “America's Expiration Date: The Fall of Empires and Superpowers and the Future of the United States.”
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