It is true that the Soviet Union sort of imploded because it could not keep up. It was too spread out trying to support communism, which is economically unfeasible, in other countries. The US kept up the pressure by being prepared for an attack with out attacking and provoking a nuclear holocaust. Reagan was a major source of pressure because he ramped it up.

When I say some people in America take things for granted, I am talking about things like the fact that the right to free speech was won in a war and the fact that the threat of a war and massive firepower prevented a nuclear holocaust and brought down the Soviet Union.
It was not done with peaceful demonstrations that try to counteract the actions of the government.

It may happen that NK will implode if we can isolate it but the people will starve in the process. The NK regime is in effect holding them as hostages.


Old Guy