Conservatives even applied this critique to one of the most dangerous moments in human history: the Cuban missile crisis, during which the United States and the Soviet Union nearly came to nuclear blows over Moscow's deployment of missiles 90 miles off the American coast. When President Kennedy successfully negotiated a peaceful conclusion to the crisis, conservative icon Barry Goldwater protested that he had appeased the Soviets by promising not to invade Cuba if they backed down.

Via Matt Yglesias.

See also: D. J. Dutton: Proponents and critics of appeasement.

Madness.

Your clip brought to mind this old quote:

"Keep your friends close and your enemies closer."

Friend of mine used to say, "Some ideas are easier out-lived than changed." Reminds me of 1989, and the fall of communism.