“Are you suggesting that Eisenhower didn’t try to make things difficult for the Soviets? Versus the surrender-monkeys we have here now? “
We weren’t happy with the Soviet action, but I don’t remember Eisenhower exactly trying to liberate Hungary.
As I’ve said to the war-drum bangers on other threads here - if we want to send a message, we should do what Jimmy Carter did in the late 70s, which was to DRAMATICALLY INCREASE the military budget (i.e., the start of the Reagan build-up was actually under Carter).
But I don’t see that - I just see CUT AFTER CUT...and then, when we’re at our weakest in 75 years, a RUSH TO WAR. Just not too smart, in my opinion. How about we BUILD-UP a bit, so maybe we don’t get as many cities vaporized when we find out that their Topols shoot real bombs, and big bombs.
So you remember Eisenhower doing anything else? Like recon overflights (and not just U-2's), subs tapping into undersea cables, etc.? Or are you new to Cold War history?
Oops, there I said it . . . True Conservatives™ have been trying to explain to me that the Cold War is over.