US backs China durring the Sino-Soviet split = China becomes the #1 contender to usurp the US as the planet's foremost economic and military power.
US backs the Mujahideen against the Soviets in Afghanistan = America spends everyday playing whack-a-mole with various branches of Al-Qaeda.
US supports military dictatorships in South America to stifle communist influence = they go away and rarely if ever does the average American ever have to think about them.
'ight, complete the triad. Have the South American regimes not only survive (they may reform for greater longevity and ideological unity if you so choose), but also challenge American interests on the continent.
US backs the Mujahideen against the Soviets in Afghanistan = America spends everyday playing whack-a-mole with various branches of Al-Qaeda.
US supports military dictatorships in South America to stifle communist influence = they go away and rarely if ever does the average American ever have to think about them.
'ight, complete the triad. Have the South American regimes not only survive (they may reform for greater longevity and ideological unity if you so choose), but also challenge American interests on the continent.