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Originally Posted by Profits of Doom
You're kidding, right? The US supplied rockets to the Mujahideen that were entirely responsible for turning the tide of the war, as previous to this the Soviets had complete air supremacy.
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USSR wanted to get rid of terrorism in Russia ... coming from Afghanistan .... familiar ????
And the USA supported terrorists just like they claim that Iran supports terrorism in Iraq....
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Originally Posted by Profits of Doom
The Soviet economy was already weak at the time because their oil reserves were dwindling and they were overspending on their military, and they ended up incurring such a huge financial loss from the war that it put their economy in a tailspin.
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Another re-writing of facts .. naturally, he did back it up ... with .... nothing as usual
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Originally Posted by Profits of Doom
The main reason the US supported the Mujahideen was to get the USSR involved in a quagmire, and that is exactly what they did, only it ended up being the death blow the Soviets never recovered from. That enough explanation for you?
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Seems the USA got played a repeat by Bin Laden .....
Get an education, it is urgent.