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Guy Yedwab9/27/05World Since 1945Blame Game: The Two Sides Of Monsieur Blame GameThe devolution of international relations into the Cold War at the end of World War Two bearsresemblance to an argument between two small children. Like small children, both the United Statesand the Soviet Union strove to look like martyrs in the eyes of both their own people and the people of their enemies, because like a schoolyard debate the final judge is the court of popular opinion.Although each side has its legitimate complaints, neither side can escape a healthy dose of guilt whenfaced with the final result. As the detentes showed, when both sides put effort into improving relations,it was possible to make progress. However, the mutual paranoia of both sides creates the period of fear and lack of communication between the two sides.This passage lays the blame squarely on the shoulders of the United States and her allies. Itsights that the Soviet leadership sought to “guarantee... security their people never had known.”However, it ascribes U.S. resistance to “capitalist ambition” and “fear that European markets andaccess to resources... would be lost under Soviet rule.” The passage also cites “the Allies' suspicions of and duplicity with the Soviet Union.” The passage's views on the fears of both the Soviet Union and theUnited States are equally valid, but the passage states that the fears of the Soviet Union of invasionwere based on substance, whereas the fears of America are to blame for the tense relations. The author,however, would agree that both sides ended the World War with grave mistrusts of each other. While Iagree with the rationale behind the Soviet fear of the Allies, the Allies had equal cause to mistrust theSoviets. Although the Soviet Union had fought with the Allies against Hitler, it is important to note thatthe basis in truth that American fears came from. Eastern Europe swiftly fell into becoming Soviet puppet governments, through 'democratic' elections obviously tampered by Soviet agents. Countriessuch as Italy, France, and Great Britain were showing strong Communist parties which Americans
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