Definition: In this task, you're given a statement and three sentences as choices. Your job is to determine which sentence can be inferred from the statement. Incorrect choices change the meaning in important ways or have details that are not mentioned in the statement. Indicate your answer as 1,2, or 3 corresponding to the choice number of the selected sentence.
Input: Statement: If Gaddis wants to blame Stalin and authoritarian rule for the Cold War, he must explain why the confrontation lingered on so long after the old brute's death in 1953. Choices:  1. Gaddis puts all the blame on Stalin and Authroitarian rule for causing the cold war. 2. Gaddis left the confrontation with Stalin lingering so long after the the old brutes death in 1953.  3. Gaddis does not blame Stalin for the cold war. 

2