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What if the US had taken a strong stance in support of national self-determination during the Cold War and supported various nationalist rebels? Both Ho Chi Minh¹ and Fidel Castro² indicated pro-American sentiments at the beginning of their respective political projects. Could they have effectively recruited such leaders in the fight against the Soviets, and thereby changed the course of history? Or would it have inevitably clashed with American corporate interests and the need to keep Europe on its side?

¹https://www.pri.org/stories/2017-09...-communist-leader-ho-chi-minh-s-admiration-us
²https://www.nytimes.com/subscription?campaignId=37WXW
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