On Tue, 24 Jan 2017 19:36:02 -0500, "Mr. Luddite"
wrote:

Eisenhower was talking a world view, not just that of the USA. If our
adversaries, particularly the USSR, agreed and shared the same view the
Cold War would have come to a screaming halt. Unfortunately, that was
not to be, and still isn't.

If there was ever anyone who could deal with a crook like Putin, it
would be a crook like Trump and his hatchet man Tillerson may be a
good tip on the spear. It is certainly time we rolled back the cold
war to at least GHWB levels again. We (the US and the russians) know
we can destroy the world so why argue about who can do it the most
number times?
If the US, China and the russians actually started working together,
the rest of the world better watch out. I think it is those tertiary
powers who want to keep stoking the cold war.
How much money do you think the US pumps into the Eurozone, just
propping up NATO? The russians also spend a lot to counter that threat
on their borders. Without a russian threat, the russians and the US
could spend that money in our own countries.