An identity crisis for the United States.

From: World Literature Today | Date: September 1, 2006| Author: Boren, David L. | Copyright information

THROUGHOUT THE MORE THAN FOUR DECADES OF THE COLD WAR, the United States and the American people had a strong sense of mission and purpose. Americans saw themselves as the leaders of the free world, protecting freedom and democracy against the communist forces led by the Soviet Union and its allies. We were willing to make sacrifices to preserve our basic values and our national security while providing an umbrella of security for our allies. We developed military, political, and e...

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