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...Strobe Talbott's essay on the failure of Communism [Jan. 4] is prizewinning material. He captured the contradictions, false assumptions and lust for power that underlie this vast totalitarian system. However, the essay failed to pay sufficient attention to one striking aspect of the dilemma presented by Soviet power: it is the support of the Western world that has made the U.S.S.R. so indomitable. With our shipments of food and technology we have not only sustained the sinking ship, we have armed it as well...
...Strobe Talbott's commentary is a superb assessment of the legacy of Karl Marx. I am not blind to the shortcomings of our political and economic system. Nevertheless, misuse of power and position, however gross, is hindered in the U.S. by internal controls and (sometimes excessive) scrutiny by a free press. Even if some abusers go unseen and unchecked, their terms are limited...
...that happen. Wherever Communism is an emblem and instrument of Soviet power, even potentially, its preservation by force becomes an imperative of Soviet policy. So the struggle continues, both within the Communist world and between East and West, and it may escalate dangerously in the decades ahead. -By Strobe Talbott. Reported by Erik Amfitheatrof Moscow and Richard Hornik, with other bureaus...
...Strobe Talbott...
...Thomas A. Sancton. Reported by Eric Amfitheatrof/Moscow and Strobe Talbott/Washington