I think that was really unfortunate for Western European countries, who hid their heads in the sand, deseperately trying to remain in some sorts of inexistable state of status quo. They really should answer to this challenge from teh USSR and aid Hungary in it's plight. The same goes for the US, but Western Europe is the one to point fingers at here. It was one of THEIR countries... Hungary was always a big part of the western-central Europe establishment (Austro-Hungarian Empire). To me it's the same as if USSR attacked Austria while the rest of Europe woud just sit there and watch. Absurd.
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