ifthedeathofoursoninkoreataughtmeanythingitisthatoureffortstocontainthesovietsbyproxywarsisdoomedasmyloathingofthesovietempirewasstokedbyhisdeaththeussrfeedsontheangerthatwestirupwitheachwarwefightinitspuppetstateswehavetriedtocontainitbutinowrealisethatwecanonlydefeatitthewaywefoughtfascismbytakingonitsmightinopenwarourpoliticianshaveshrunkfromtheconflictandtheyneedareasontoconfronttheevileventhethreatofnuclearmissilesbasedincubadidnotgivethemthemettletofightinsteadtheyhaveconvincedthemselvesthatthemaddoctrineofmutuallyassureddestructionwillprotectusandthatpeacecanbemaintainedundertheshelterofthenuclearumbrellatheydonotseemtoseethatthelongerwecowerinthisshadowthemorethetwosideswillinvestintheseawfulweaponsbeforelongitwillbeimpossibletofightatallwithoutthethreatoftotalannihilationandwhenthatdaycomeswewillallbeenslavedbywhoeverismoreruthlessloseandwewillbetheslavesthepriceofwinningmightbeworseatfirstihopedthatthespaceracewouldhelpusturningthemissilesfromweaponsofwartocarriersofpeaceandkennedyseemedtohavethatinmindwhenhesethisprogramtolandonthemoonbywinningthespaceracetheadministrationhopedtoestablishthesupremacyofthecapitalistsystemovercommunismcowingourenemiesandsettingourheartsandmindsontheconquestofanewfrontierbutbrezhnevseemsundeterredandevenbeforethelaunchofapolloxitheamericanpublicisbeginningtogetboredthethreatofnuclearwarisrisingandthepeaceprotestswhichareintendedtopreventitareencouragingourenemiestobelievethattheycanwinwarisunavoidabletosurviveitwemustfightitnowonourowntermsbeforethenucleararsenalsgrowtoopowerfulifourleaderswillnotactoftheirownvolitiontheniwillprovoketherequiredconfrontationiwillconvincethemthattherussianshavesabotagedthelunarprogramandkilledorattemptedtokillourastronautstherussianswillneverbeabletoprovethattheyareinnocentandourpoliticiansandgeneralswillbeforcedtostrikebacktherussianswillescalateinordertonotlookweakandoncetheyhavecommittedthemselvestherewillbenoturningbacktheunavoidablewarwillhavetobefoughttoitsconclusion