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I'm sure the 7 billion dollars worth of equipment won't come back to bite us in the ass, like training Mujahideen between 1979-1989 to fight the Soviets and sup
by pauldenton 3y ago
I'm sure the 7 billion dollars worth of equipment won't come back to bite us in the ass, like training Mujahideen between 1979-1989 to fight the Soviets and supplying them with Stingers did
- shortrounddev2 3y agoIn what way did arming the Mujahideen with Stingers bite us in the ass
- lmm 3y agoSome of them got used to shoot down our own planes, no?
- shortrounddev2 3y agoI've never heard of that happening
- lmm 3y agoWe don't always know what shot down a given aircraft, and one black-market MANPADS is much like another for most purposes, but from a search around at least one Chinook shot down in Afghanistan was thought to be by a Stinger left over from those days. Also spending a fair bit on a buyback program seems like an indication of regret.