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No, of course not. But the cold war really did exist and our Soviet mates really did roll into Eastern Europe and would have gone further had it not been for our American friends.
Serious doubts began to arise about the intentions of the US with Vietnam, and the unilateralist approach of successive Republican White Houses toward foreign policy has undoubtedly smacked very much of imperialism, winning little sympathy amongst the intellectual left in Europe.
However, for all Uncle Sam's faults, I agree with Alex. N Korea can't even feed its own people, sustain an economy, or even let the poor bastards download cracked soft synths. The priorities of that regime are to keep the powerful in power and the filthy proletariat in the dirt. Capitalism may do the same, but at least we can leave if we want. No, I wouldn't let them have nuclear weapons. Nor Iran.