The US did back Afghanistan when Russia was invading, much like Russia helped Vietnam against the US.

Exactly. US backed genuine resistance agains occupation forces, whatever anyone might choose to think about their respective ideology (and I personally would be hard pressed to decide which was worse ). Likewise, US intervention in Vietnam pushed the country much deeper into Soviet bear hug (that seem to be common mistake - if it was mistake - in US past foreign policy: Cuba, Nicaragua, Cambodia - OK, it was China, not SU...)

But what I was going to say first of all is that I am again impressed with our community.


Dragi "Bonzi" Raos
Zagreb, Croatia
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