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You're leaving out why they were given money: to fight back against a Communist coup supported by the Soviet Union.
by jeffreyrogers 8y ago
You're leaving out why they were given money: to fight back against a Communist coup supported by the Soviet Union.
- pofilat 8y agoSo? The Soviet Union collapsed under its own weight a few years later. The (negative) dividends of US militarization are still being paid.
- jeffreyrogers 8y agoBecause it's an important part of the context and explains why the US funded the Taliban.
- AmericanChopper 8y agoYou’re also leaving out the part where the Taliban didn’t exist during the time that Afghani forces were receiving US support. If you look at the reason for getting involved in the first place, most people would agree that it wasn’t entirely unreasonable. That said if you look at how they handled the aftermath, most people would agree that part was a fuck up.