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Old 03-18-2011, 08:06 AM   #173
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Originally Posted by Lchoy View Post
Blow back. The US and allies armed the Afghanistan resistance fighters when the Soviets invaded during the Cold War. It was a good idea at the time, until the Taliban took over and threatened to use the weapons against the West
Problem with that conflict was the US cut and run after they fought the west's proxy war against the soviets.
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