Existing comment:
Diplomat George Keenan's Views
* Long Telegram of 1946 said Russian leaders historically had "neurotic" worldview.
* X Article: "The main element of any United States policy toward the Soviet Union must be a long-term, patient but firm and vigilant containment of Russian expansive tendencies."
* He criticized tone of early draft of Truman Doctrine, which contained excess "rhetoric".
* Soviet threat primarily economic and psychological, more than military. |