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Connect the Dots: Taliban Kill Americans, Russia Supplies Guns to Taliban................. (Original Post) louis c Jul 2017 OP
Can't wait to see Greenwald and Scahill spin this... Blue_Tires Jul 2017 #1
Well I'll fill in the obvious: payback. Voltaire2 Jul 2017 #2
Whose army is occupying Afghanistan malaise Jul 2017 #3

Voltaire2

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2. Well I'll fill in the obvious: payback.
Tue Jul 25, 2017, 05:49 PM
Jul 2017

We bled the former Soviet Union dry in Afghanistan arming people just as horrible as the Taliban, including of course the pre-cursor to al qaeda and a certain bin Laden. The Russians are of course going to make our occupation of Afghanistan as painful as it can be.

The re-emergence of Russia as an independent actor on the world stage has unbalanced our grip on planetary hegemony. They've turned the tables on us, screwed up our elections, put their compliant asshole in the presidency, and sure, they are going to make us bleed in Afghanistan until we too are forced to exit. The game is on, the rules have changed, and nobody knows where this all ends up.

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