Originally Posted by crockett

Actually I didn't change the subject, you not once even talked about the the actual topic. You just came right in bitching about Obama because your small brain can't focus on two things at once it seems.

Also you should read your history books, the Soviets were actually requested by the Afghan govt, their so called invasion was requested by the afghan govt whom was very unpopular at the time and had led to a rebellion against that govt. The soviet army was meant to come in an assist the new govt whom had just gone through a unpopular coup and stabilize the country.

The soviets never invaded, that's BS propaganda from the US and our allies, it was called a invasion of Muslim lands by the religious extremist. The fact is the Soviets were asked to be there but because of that, the tribal villagers saw it as an assault on a Muslim country. ie their beloved chance at jihad. Due to the soviets backing a unpopular govt, it grew into a bigger rebellion which was then supported by the US and our allies.

No one cared that we were backing religious extremists, giving them billions of dollars in training and weapons, then dropping them like a hot potato after the Soviets withdrew. The fact is we funded the groups that would come back and attack us.. The soviets final withdraw was in 1989 and al Qaeda was formed in 1988 while still getting weapons and money from the US govt.

It's wasn't sometime later.. They were already active while we were funding them. That is actual fact and it wasn't much longer that they started attacking the US due to our continued involvement in the region.

So once again, since you avoided the question, do you think Reagan was right in funding these religious extremist for a short term goal, or do you think now that we know how that ended up, do you think that was a mistake?