If we credit Reagan with the end of the Cold War, must we also credit OBL?

[mzmolly]

OBL = Osama Bin Laden of course. :shrug:

Another "just askin'" thread ... ;)

[forgethell]

1. Interesting question.

What is your reasoning??

[mzmolly]

2. Well..

Today, bin Laden's private army of non-Afghan religious fanatics is a key prop of the Taliban regime.

Prior to the devastating September 11 attack on the twin towers of World Trade Center, US ruling-class figures remained unrepentant about the consequences of their dirty deals with the likes of bin Laden, Hekmatyar and the Taliban. Since the awful attack, they have been downright hypocritical.

In an August 28, 1998, report posted on MSNBC, Michael Moran quotes Senator Orrin Hatch, who was a senior member of the Senate Intelligence Committee which approved US dealings with the mujaheddin, as saying he would make “the same call again”, even knowing what bin Laden would become.

“It was worth it. Those were very important, pivotal matters that played an important role in the downfall of the Soviet Union.”

http://www.greenleft.org.au/back/2001/465/465p15.htm

[BlueEyedSon]

4. OBL was allied with the mujahadeen in Afghanistan in their fight against

the USSR. We (via the CIA?) were supporting him heavily at the time against our "evil" enemy. There are theories that the conventional war in Afghanistan did much to break the feeble back of the USSR economy.

[genius]

3. OBL did more to end the Cold War than Reagan and neither was on our side

[mzmolly]

5. Yeah, I wonder if the Neo-Cons still think "it was worth it?"

*sigh*

Granted, I feel that Carters Salt II treaty was far more instrumental in ending the Cold War then Reagan, but if were gonna give credit to Reagan, let's also recognize that he MADE OSAMA BIN LADEN WHAT HE IS TODAY.

Funny when we think about the fact that our tax dollars trained OBL to kill Americans. :(

[mzmolly]

6. Kick for Mr. Limbaugh!

:kick: :hi: