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Comment author: ArisKatsaris 03 September 2011 01:17:56PM 7 points [-]

So... enemies that enjoyed the support of the USSR or China largely survived, at least until the USSR's dissolution itself. While enemies of America that were also enemies of the USSR and China, were largely defeated.

Basically all you're saying is that few countries could stand without support from some superpower.

This isn't saying much that's suprising. But by talking as if the difference is between right-wing enemies and left-wing enemies, instead of enemies that didn't have superpower backing, and enemies that did have superpower backing, you make it look like a bigger conspiracy than it actually is.