To: Flavius
As I understand it, America was one of the main reasons for the Soviet defeat in Afganistan.
6 posted on
01/23/2007 7:05:21 PM PST by
dr_who_2
To: dr_who_2
American Stinger Missles.
7 posted on
01/23/2007 7:06:57 PM PST by
steel_resolve
(Democrats are willfully and dangerously ignorant of the stakes in the WOT.)
To: dr_who_2
I'm sure you're saying that tongue-in-cheek since without the US aid, especially the Stingers, the Soviets would have prevailed.
9 posted on
01/23/2007 7:14:26 PM PST by
elhombrelibre
(After 9/11, Bush went to war with terrorists and their supporters. Democrats war against him.)
To: dr_who_2
The Stinger missiles really made things hellish for the Soviets. No longer could they just fly their helicopter gunships with impunity. The fact that the Soviets also decided to stay and try to rule also messed things up. It is easier to win a war and go home than it is to fight one and stay. Far easier.
11 posted on
01/23/2007 7:16:08 PM PST by
spetznaz
(Nuclear-tipped Ballistic Missiles: The Ultimate Phallic Symbol)
To: dr_who_2
21 posted on
01/23/2007 7:51:51 PM PST by
CJ Wolf
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