Reagan's War, Not Charlie Wilson's

Investor's Business Daily ^ | December 24, 2007 | IBD

[CutePuppy]

Reagan's War, Not Charlie Wilson's

Media Bias: Hollywood would have us believe that Democrats defeated the evil empire in Afghanistan, and that President Reagan played only a minor role and even helped pave the way to 9/11.

If you think Hollywood's idea of a Christmas movie being one about the Soviet defeat in Afghanistan is strange, even stranger is the plot line. "Charlie Wilson's War," which opened Friday, manages to reduce the president who won the Cold War to a background footnote.

Charlie Wilson was a pro-abortion, Equal Rights Amendment-supporting congressman widely known as "the liberal from Lufkin." To his credit, he did play a role in facilitating support to the Afghan mujahadeen. But it is he who should be the historical footnote.

In his book, "Ronald Reagan: The Role of a Lifetime," Lou Cannon notes how Reagan "expressed revulsion of the brutal destruction of Afghan villages and such Soviet policies as the scattering of mines disguised as toys that killed and maimed Afghan children." He did not need much convincing to aid the Afghan resistance.

Cannon credits Undersecretary of Defense Fred Ikle and CIA Director William Casey with allaying any concern that providing Stinger missiles to the mujahadeen might lead to the missiles' capture and copying by the Soviets. Also involved, says Cannon, was a bipartisan coalition "led by Texas Democrat Charlie Wilson in the House and New Hampshire Republican Gordon Humphrey in the Senate."

So you have at least five players, including Reagan, involved — four of them Republican conservatives. Ikle notes: "Senior people in the Reagan administration, the president, Bill Casey, (Defense Secretary Caspar) Weinberger and their aides deserve credit for the successful Afghan covert action program, not just Charlie Wilson." So guess which one Hollywood makes a movie about?

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[CutePuppy]

Charlie Wilson singlehandedly "won" the Afghani mujahideen resistance war against Soviets, Reagan and Bush didn't follow up his victory by failing to provide the money and secure Afghanistan ("nation building") - the lesson of the movie - for those who don't remember or know history, this will now be history according to Aaron Sorkin of "West Wing" fame (just like "JFK" and "Nixon" is now history according to Oliver Stone).

Expect "director's cut" with the scenes cut from the theatrical release - due to pressure by Joanne Herring and Texas legal eagles - showing on cable next summer, during election season when most people will likely see it for the first time - that's how "history" is made.

[Darkwolf377]

I KNEW there was something fishy about all these libs claiming this was somehow a "pro-war" movie over at AICN, and saying it showed how the US defeated the Soviets.

With Hanks and Roberts, what else could one have expected?

[Lancey Howard]

With Hanks and Roberts, what else could one have expected?

And the drug-addled Sorkin. Pure Hollywood "docu-fantasy".

[Brad from Tennessee]

With the retreat of the Red Army from Afghanistan followed by the fall of the Soviet Union, Jimmy Carter’s national security adviser, Zbigniew Brzezinski, in the last few years has been claiming the U.S. provoked the Afghan War. He said this was done with some grand strategy in mind to bring on the collapse of the Soviets. In other words, it was he and Carter who made the wall come down, not Reagan.

[kinghorse]

Julia Roberts reprises her role as the beautiful yet clueless pol girl in Petty Vermin. Tom Hanks shines yet again as the affectating retard.

[Darkwolf377]

Yeah, when I saw his name I just started laughing at all these AICN posters claiming no, no, it’s something conservatives would love! Only if it was called “I’m Quitting the Business: A True Story of Aaron Sorkin, Tom Hanks, Julia Roberts and other Hollywood Leftists”. :D

[Lancey Howard]

Drug charges against Sorkin upgraded to felonies

...a felony count for possession of "illicit mushrooms," a felony count for possession of cocaine base and a misdemeanor count of possession of marijuana.

[Darkwolf377]

In other words, it was he and Carter who made the wall come down, not Reagan.

The only thing that makes that hilarious is that you know they both REALLY believe this, the deluded fools. Carter nightly probably bristles when some reference to Reagan bringing down the wall comes over the TV.

Within a year we will see revisionism of this, ala the "Reagan was a racist" attempt earlier this year; someone will writer a column reflecting what you posted, and someone else will reference it, etc.

My early Christmas present was seeing that documentary about Carter flop without a sound.

[Darkwolf377]

Not that you asked, but here's a review buy Roger Ebert of the Carter doc--get ready to hurl--url cut to prevent stretching:

http://rogerebert.suntimes.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/

20071101/REVIEWS/711010307/1023

[GOP Poet]

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[iopscusa]

My New Year wish is for a film about the Clinton Balkin War, instigated on lies and for political distraction. A war where with our NATO/EU allies we managed to bomb Christian Serbia, our allies in WW 1&2 in order to promote a Terror state on the doorstep to Europe as well as destroy our relationship with Russia.
That would be a good movie!

[Sherman Logan]

The Wikipedia article on Afghanistan presently states that the Soviet invasion of the country was undertaken in reaction to American efforts to bring down the native Communist government.

[Darkwolf377]

The Wikipedia article on Afghanistan presently states that the Soviet invasion of the country was undertaken in reaction to American efforts to bring down the native Communist government.

This is active alteration of history, and the sad thing is we have allowed the libs to educate a whole generation of kids to believe this DOES NOT MATTER.

Liberals are good; Conservatives, evil. So anything a Liberal does MUST be good, even if it is altering reality so those evil Conservatives don't look good.

This is what it being taught in our schools. P.S. I am typing this from the school where I work.

[lowbridge]

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[SkyPilot]

Julia Roberts reprises her role as the beautiful...

I have to stop you right there.

“Republican comes in the dictionary just after reptile and just above repugnant.” Julia Roberts

[Cincinatus]

She just went up a few points in my book — note what’s in her cart: at least she has enough taste to drink Sierra Nevada!

[WildWeasel]

The movie is bombing at the box office so that’s good news.

I have no doubt the movie will get more attention on TNT or some other Turner cable network channel and get more exposure to the uneducated who will buy this drivel as the truth.

[Ken522]

What’s Sierra Nevada? Is it like root beer? Thanks. and Merry Christmas!

[raybbr]

"Charlie Wilson's War" is said to be based on fact, and I have no reason to doubt that. It stars Tom Hanks as Rep. Charles Wilson, a swinging, hard-drinking, coke-using liberal Democrat from Texas who more or less single-handedly defeated the Russians in Afghanistan. Yes. The Soviets withdrew in 1989, the Berlin Wall fell, the Cold War was over, and Ronald Reagan got all the credit. How could Wilson's operation have taken place without anyone knowing? If Ollie North's activities could, why not these?

So, in other words, if Ollie North's exploits were real so were Wilson's. No proof, no documentation just tie it to North and you're good.

[Darkwolf377]

They never disappoint in their never-ending re-creation of reality, do they?

If SOMEONE's activities happened without anyone knowing, then POOF! these ones did, too!

That's some logic!