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To: A. Pole

Again, no.

After the Soviets were kicked out of Afghanistan, those we had supported attempted, and failed to run the country.

In reaction, a group, either funded by Pakistan, or made up of devout Muslim religious students, depending on who you want to believe (and probably both) set about bringing law and order to the anarchy around them.

They brought rather alot more then that, as these fighters were the Taliban.

Within a few years that had taken over most of the country. The leader of the opposition to the Taliban was a man named Ahmad Shah Masood.

Masood had been perhaps the most important of the Afghan mujahadeen fighting the Soviets, and was a key American ally.

Shortly before the 9/11 attack, AQ assassinated Masood. Had they not done so, he would today be at least returned to his role as the defense minister of Afghanistan which he had held between the fall of the Soviets and the rise of the Taliban.

One can criticize Clinton and Bush 41 for allowing our former allies to fail in Afghanistan, and then (the latter)doing nothing about he rise of the Taliban, but frankly that is nothing more then a ridiculous use of 20/20 hindsight.

As for your notion that the US helped the Taliban and AQ, well, such an absurd notion should be left for the tinfoil hat brigades within the fever swamp of the far left.


43 posted on 10/11/2004 8:30:35 PM PDT by swilhelm73 (I think Iraq is the most serious and imminent threat to our country -John Edwards)
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To: swilhelm73

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/south_asia/155236.stm

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He received security training from the CIA itself, according to Middle Eastern analyst Hazhir Teimourian.
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50 posted on 10/11/2004 11:30:20 PM PDT by EaglesUpForever
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51 posted on 10/12/2004 12:33:10 AM PDT by EaglesUpForever
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To: swilhelm73
As for your notion that the US helped the Taliban and AQ, well, such an absurd notion should be left for the tinfoil hat brigades within the fever swamp of the far left.

I don't know about AQ, but when most of Afghanistan was dominated by Taliban while northern and eastern part was controlled by the Northern Allience, it was Northern Allience which was supported by Russia and Iran. Taliban was receiving help from US under pretexts like fight against drug trade.

78 posted on 10/12/2004 4:52:01 AM PDT by A. Pole (MadeleineAlbright:"I fell in love with Americans in uniform.And I continue to have that love affair")
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