To counter this potential source of Soviet influence, Kennan's solution was to direct economic aid and covert political help to Japan and Western Europe to revive Western governments and prop up international capitalism; by doing so the U.S. would help to rebuild the balance of power.
Kennan's solution was to direct economic aid to Japan and Western Europe to revive Western governments and prop up international capitalism; by doing so the U.S. would help to rebuild the balance of power. This was to counter this potential source of Soviet influence. Kennan's solution was to direct covert political help to Japan and Western Europe to revive Western governments and prop up international capitalism; by doing so the U.S. would help to rebuild the balance of power. This was to counter this potential source of Soviet influence.