Since the attack on the United States on September 11 2001, and the US retaliation in Afghanistan and Iraq, there must be few people who have not felt a twinge of nostalgia for the cold war.

Summary

This quote suggests that after the September 11 attacks and subsequent wars in Afghanistan and Iraq, many people have come to appreciate the stability and predictability of the Cold War era. The Cold War refers to the tense standoff between the United States and the Soviet Union from the late 1940s to the early 1990s. Despite the dangers of nuclear conflict during that period, it is implied that the September 11 attacks and the following conflicts have created a sense of longing for a time when the threat of terrorism was not as prevalent and international relations seemed more straightforward.

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