1 ifthedeathofoursoninkoreataughtmeanythingitisthatoureffortstocontainthesovietsbyproxywarsisdoomedasmyloathingofthesovietempirewasstokedbyhisdeaththeussrfeedsontheangerthatwestirupwitheachwarwefightinitspuppetstateswehavetriedtocontainitbutinowrealisethatwecanonlydefeatitthewaywefoughtfascismbytakingonitsmightinopenwarourpoliticianshaveshrunkfromtheconflictandtheyneedareasontoconfronttheevileventhethreatofnuclearmissilesbasedincubadidnotgivethemthemettletofightinsteadtheyhaveconvincedthemselvesthatthemaddoctrineofmutuallyassureddestructionwillprotectusandthatpeacecanbemaintainedundertheshelterofthenuclearumbrellatheydonotseemtoseethatthelongerwecowerinthisshadowthemorethetwosideswillinvestintheseawfulweaponsbeforelongitwillbeimpossibletofightatallwithoutthethreatoftotalannihilationandwhenthatdaycomeswewillallbeenslavedbywhoeverismoreruthlessloseandwewillbetheslavesthepriceofwinningmightbeworseatfirstihopedthatthespaceracewouldhelpusturningthemissilesfromweaponsofwartocarriersofpeaceandkennedyseemedtohavethatinmindwhenhesethisprogramtolandonthemoonbywinningthespaceracetheadministrationhopedtoestablishthesupremacyofthecapitalistsystemovercommunismcowingourenemiesandsettingourheartsandmindsontheconquestofanewfrontierbutbrezhnevseemsundeterredandevenbeforethelaunchofapolloxitheamericanpublicisbeginningtogetboredthethreatofnuclearwarisrisingandthepeaceprotestswhichareintendedtopreventitareencouragingourenemiestobelievethattheycanwinwarisunavoidabletosurviveitwemustfightitnowonourowntermsbeforethenucleararsenalsgrowtoopowerfulifourleaderswillnotactoftheirownvolitiontheniwillprovoketherequiredconfrontationiwillconvincethemthattherussianshavesabotagedthelunarprogramandkilledorattemptedtokillourastronautstherussianswillneverbeabletoprovethattheyareinnocentandourpoliticiansandgeneralswillbeforcedtostrikebacktherussianswillescalateinordertonotlookweakandoncetheyhavecommittedthemselvestherewillbenoturningbacktheunavoidablewarwillhavetobefoughttoitsconclusion