2,000 year war thoughts and reflections

     Despite the constant change of technology, it is an accepted fact that history constantly repeats itself. This is no more apparent then when comparing the Cold War to the Peloponnesian War. The Cold War was the infamous time when the United States and Soviet Union were desperately fighting for control without ever engaging in open warfare. In the Peloponnesian War, one also sees two massive powers fighting for control, each with drastically different styles of government. The lesson which the the US and USSR could have benefitted from is that one should always be careful not to overextend their power. It is essential for both powers to look to this lesson from history in order to avoid the disasters wrought by the Peloponnesian War.