正如战略分析家斯坦利·A·崴斯所说，此举“抽干了共产主义的新鲜血液，使其丧失全球吸引力 ， ” 也最终使之无法满足人们对更加美好也更加开放的生活的渴望。
In the words of the strategic analyst Stanley A. Weiss, this “helped suck the lifeblood out of communism’s global appeal,” making it incapable of meeting the widespread yearning for a better and more open life.