Similarities Between The Cold War And The War On Terror

The Cold War and the current War on Terror have some similarities but many more differences. According to John Tirman professor MIT Center for International studies (par.2) “Mr. Bush signaled these comparisons in his speech before Congress nine days after the attacks, when he said the terrorists “follow in the path of fascism, and Nazism, and totalitarianism. And they will follow that path all the way, to where it ends: in history’s unmarked grave of discarded lies.” The Cold War was a contest between two superpowers, with many layers of conflicts, spying threats, arms race, proxy wars and military confrontations. The conflicts were manageable and many people were involved to diffuse the possible conflicts. In order to resolve problems both the Soviet Union and the United States, maintained institution, ambassadors, treaties and people talked. The United States and the Soviet Union continued to have educational and cultural exchanges during the Cold War for decades. …show more content…
The well-known terrorist organization like ISIL or Al Qaeda may hold some territory, its ideology or way of life is different and complains against western mistreatment, many of the groups have no nuclear weapons or conventional weapons like military planes. Terrorist acquire follower from many who are discontent or misguided by their faith and are willing to be part of their network. The recent airline downing in Egypt and other act of what we know as terrorist inspire fatalities. The good news is that technology, globalization and communication have contained most if not all avenues of