Bonzi, I can debate with you and the other good gentlemen who have been on the thread with what I consider sound logic, but I cannot possibly hang with you guys when it comes to in-depth knowledge of history. So I defer to your knowledge of many more aspects of the U.S. and world history with respect to puppet leaders and anti-Communist efforts.

What I am quite certain of is that thwarting the spread of Communism was a good thing. The very fact that Bitt has to cite Cuba as the best example of a thriving Communist state is enough for me to be sure of that. Some things just don't work. If the U.S.'s actions have directly or indirectly caused Communism to spread, I guess I'll just say that the best-laid plans of mice and men often go astray. But to suggest that U.S. anti-communism efforts are the only things that keep Communism from being a legitimate political ideology is, to me, hard to swallow.