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Originally Posted by afc wimbledon
Who would have thought the Iranians would supply the Taliban with massively better weaponry through some cut out proxies to make the US's life harder?
Would take a genius to see that one coming.
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Which brings us back to Qassem Soleimani (QS). In 2001, Iran shared intelligence with the USA about Taliban in Afghanistan. There was actual progress with relations between the USA and Iran. Funny enough, it was QS who was at the forefront of the initiative. QS and US General Franks were allies during the battle of Herat, Afghanistan. IRGC and Quds forces were all over Afghanistan and they never fought with US forces or CIA operators.
And then the neocon, Israel-firster David Frum came along with his catchy "Axis of Evil" phrase and the rest is history.