That's why I said... "in retrospect." Of course, hindsight is a wonderful thing. We didn't have the clear idea muslims would stab us in the back after we committed resources to helping them vs. the Soviets. I'd much prefer Soviet forces were pouring troops into that meatgrinding hellhole than our own.
Besides, a lame strategy of "enemy of an enemy..."
Without the aid of Josef Stalin's USSR bogging down the Germans, victory -- if even achievable -- would have been far more costly and difficult in WWII.
The Soviets were a insanely more dangerous threat than the Islamists are now....
Really?? Tell that to the families of the 3000+ 9-11 victims. The Soviets were indeed the enemy of the west, but not fanatical and suicidal as the islamists are.