Few parallels can be drawn between the Cold War and today’s war in Iraq.
Ways they are Similar:
1-2) “Insidious and violent ideological wars” (Philip Gordon)
3) Long term multidimensional struggles against insidious and violent ideologies. (Philip Gordon)
Differences:
1) Suicide attackers
2) Mutually Assured Destruction (MAD) has no parallel with today.
Number 2 is a key reason the Cold War did not become more 'Hot'. MAD will not work with an enemy who uses repeated suicide attack as a weapon.
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