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The US most certainly funded the afghan war against the soviets to hurt the soviets, and hurting the soviets was all about stopping the spread of communism. Yo
by growupkids 13y ago
The US most certainly funded the afghan war against the soviets to hurt the soviets, and hurting the soviets was all about stopping the spread of communism. You're looking at this too narrowly, some would call it a proxy war, it was yet one more hot war in the cold war. They used to call it the domino theory. And it worked, because the Soviet Union did fall. And it fell because it's economy couldn't keep growing with all those resources going to the soviets wars of expansion.
But thanks for reminding me, another example: the US liberated Afghanistan from the Taliban.
- gclaramunt 13y ago> But thanks for reminding me, another example: the US liberated Afghanistan from the Taliban. Yes, only after it aided the Taliban in the takeover of Afghanistan As a side note: is very funny to watch Rambo III and see the taliban portrayed as well meaning freedom fighters
- cubancigar11 13y agoYou make it sound like communism is good if you don't have USA as an enemy. As if the military-industrial complex needed an enemy.
- cubancigar11 13y agoHurting the soviets was about establishing hegemony. If you don't agree here, then, I mean, I don't have that much energy! :)