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mahatmakanejeeves

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5. I watched it earlier this week. I turned the DVD back into the library yesterday afternoon.
Fri Aug 20, 2021, 06:20 PM
Aug 2021

It's embellished, I am certain, but there is a story behind it.

Yes reality1 Aug 2021 #1
And then the SU lied to its people about deaths. But grieving family members knew. . . nt Bernardo de La Paz Feb 2022 #23
Yes bucolic_frolic Aug 2021 #2
I watched it earlier this week. I turned the DVD back into the library yesterday afternoon. mahatmakanejeeves Aug 2021 #5
The Beast. One of my favorites about the period. paleotn Aug 2021 #9
Best tank movie ever made. Aristus Aug 2021 #10
I am sure it contributed but the biggest reason was an arms race... Under The Radar Aug 2021 #3
It certainly contributed. The USSR dumped a ton of resources Ocelot II Aug 2021 #4
I guess it got to be one darn thing after another. mahatmakanejeeves Aug 2021 #6
More than slightly.... paleotn Aug 2021 #7
Yes, but the US did not learn anything from USSR's involvement. Sneederbunk Aug 2021 #8
Or the Persians, the Greeks, the Mongols, the Arabs paleotn Aug 2021 #11
Chernobyl? Walleye Aug 2021 #12
Afghanistan: The Bear Trap - The Defeat of a Superpower - by Mohammed Yousaf and Mark Adkin Klaralven Aug 2021 #13
The USSR pulled out of Afghanistan on 15 Feb 1989 and collapsed 2 years later. roamer65 Aug 2021 #14
And that's the truth. 2naSalit Aug 2021 #16
Probably more moral than finances. Igel Aug 2021 #15
I read one book with the theory treestar Aug 2021 #17
I heard a different conspiracy theory a long time ago FakeNoose Aug 2021 #21
It certainly contributed Zeitghost Aug 2021 #18
I thought so KentuckyWoman Aug 2021 #19
This sums up thousands of years of Afghan history. anamnua Aug 2021 #20
A centrally planned economy was the primary, political corruption was a secondary Strelnikov_ Aug 2021 #22
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