Why did the United States fight "proxy wars" during the Cold War?
A) Since it did not have the nuclear weapons necessary to launch a direct attack on the Soviet Union,the United States attacked Soviet allies instead.
B) The United States thought fighting wars "by proxy" would last longer and therefore buy time for the Soviet Union to collapse on its own.
C) The United States hoped it could surprise the Soviet Union by not directly attacking it.
D) The United States feared a devastating war if it directly attacked the Soviet Union.
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