[justshutupandtakeit]

Al Queda is bewailing just that as the intercepted letter clearly states. It is recognizing that its attacks are not shaking US resolve though if a RAT gets in he might well pull out and allow the crazies to take charge. This would be just one of the unsupportable costs of removing Bush.

The mujadeen in Afganistan were funded from without, supplied with equipment and advanced armaments from without and provided trained fighters from without. It was an international effort covertly supported by the US. In addition, the political price to the Soviet leadership was too high for it to pay. Having little hold on the loyalty and support of the population it did not have the moral authority to accomplish its purpose.

[looscnnn]

"The mujadeen in Afganistan were funded from without, supplied with equipment and advanced armaments from without and provided trained fighters from without."

Sorry, but muskets and old mosin nagants, etc. were/are not advanced amaments. There were some advanced armaments, but they were mostly shoulder fired missles. The trained fighters provided were a few CIA, etc. members to teach them to fire the missles and to help with tactics. There were no trained armies of men provided, that would have resulted in war with Russia.