The bitter U.S. experience in Vietnam and the pain inflicted on
theSoviet Union by its Afghanistan adventure have caused Washington
andMoscow to rethink the costs and benefits of unilateral military
interventionon behalf of threatened clients, especially in the
third world. Also, asthe Cold War winds down, the crusading spirit
that has driven superpowercompetition since the end of World War II
appears increasingly anachronistic.Expenditures by the superpowers
in pursuit of military superiority,or even to ensure parity, are
now criticized for the security theydo not provide or for
detracting from economic growth. The lattercriticism has grown in
importance as the U.S. economy has confrontednew challenges from
Japan and Germany and as the Soviet economystruggles to avoid
collapse. Thus when Saddam Hussein's August 1990invasion of Kuwait
challenged the political and economic status quo inthe oil-rich
Middle East, neither the United States nor the Soviet
Unionresponded unilaterally. Cooperatively they crafted an
international consensusto confront the challenge.
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