1. The "Long Telegram" helped contribute to the Cold War because it fueled further anxiety that the West had about the future of the communist East. By reflecting the views of the Russian rulers, their insecurity, and their fear, the telegram made the tensions that were already there, public. Kennan was very clear that the Russian people were going to employ any means necessary to keep the outside from interfering.
2. The Truman speech confirmed that the US would fully support the free people of other nations who were having totalitarian regimes assume control of their government.
3. The idea that the US wanted to further split Europe for their own interests was, in retrospect, propaganda, but worry that the continued interference of the US would result from direct economic aid was a legitimate concern.
4. As far as militaristic reasons, Lippmann doesn't believe that a stationary, defensive strategy will be effective considering America's greatest strength lies in being mobile. Politically, Lippmann doesn't think that the Soviets will be able to "yield on...a diplomatic front."
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