How come when people speak about the cuban missile crisis,

Nobody mentions that it was started by America placing their own missiles in Turkey that were aimed to fire at Moscow?

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Because America was always the good guy, duh.

Also, the entire Cold War was one sided on America's part. During this period, Russia was way more concerned with China, as their relations also soured after WWII plus they were sharing a border.

Guitarman123 · 31-35, M

@BohemianBoo which caused the ussr to spend most of its resources on its military which would lead to food shortages for its citizens