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Originally Posted by trevesty
uh... did you even read that quote by reagan?
the US very heavily supported saddam, the taliban, and others we now consider "terrorists" during the 70's and especially the 80's and early 90's(sans saddam, obviously, for the 90's).
when we were done, we threw 'em to the dogs and basically bailed on all of the promises we gave them to get them to do our bidding.
and thus... blow back.
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uhh brainiac, yes i read the quote by reagan and i even know the context it was used in, which was not re: the taliban or even the middle east or that fucking picture.
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As part of his effort to gain Congressional support for the Nicaraguan contras, Reagan labeled the contras "the moral equivalent of our founding fathers," which was controversial because the contras had shown a disregard for human rights.
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you can base your views on international diplomacy a meme, i'll pass though.
