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Entry: The Good War: A Cautionary Tale Link: http://www.takimag.com/blogs/article/the_good_war_a_cautionary_tale#29289 Post contents: It's very easy for anti-strauss and his ilk to totally underestimate the real and perceived threat which Bolshevism posed to Europe, if unlike Germany, you did not have it on your doorstep. Good old uncle Joe, what a great guy, signed the Molotov-Ribbentrop pact and annexed Finland, Latvia, Estonia, and a lion's share of Poland where throughout his new vassal states he introduced a benign governance best illustrated at Katyn. At the end of the war he occupied and remained in much more of Europe and was belatedly perceived for what he had always been. Of course communism meant nothing to the Bolsheviks, it was merely a cloak to hide their villainous ambitions so why would Stalin approve of communist movements in other countries unless they were under his control? As to Mao, I presume you were aware that Stalin held his son hostage for many years to prevent Mao becoming too independent? read some history yourself before you start lecturing. Sent at: 2009 01 08