2006-10-18 06:07:31 · 6 answers · asked by Mr.happy 4 in Politics & Government ➔ Politics
Yes it was stupid. It was even stupider to pull our funding out of Afghanistan leaving that region to fall to the taliban.
What do you expect though Reagan was an old alzheimers ridden wind bag who was an actor for Gods sake, You cant expect him to have been a good president.
2006-10-18 06:21:08 · answer #1 · answered by stephaniemariewalksonwater 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The Mujaheddin are not the Taliban. The Soviets were defeated in 1989 but the Taliban weren't created until a few years later. Had we managed the peace after the Soviets retreated, the Taliban and the Afghan debacle never would have transpired.
2006-10-18 13:13:56 · answer #2 · answered by Brand X 6 · 0⤊ 2⤋
No, the stupid part was in not following up on these temporary allies. We could also have embedded CIA agents with the jihadists, who we already knew were against both the West and the Communists.
Politics makes strange bedfellows, but that doesn't mean they should expect to be long-term mates.
2006-10-18 13:52:26 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hindsight is always 20/20. It was the Soviet "Vietnam" we defeated Communism much like Communism defeated us in Vietnam.
2006-10-18 13:11:30 · answer #4 · answered by 3rd parties for REAL CHANGE 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
if you meaning mojahedin-khalgh that son of the bitches are very dangerous for all the world most for, USA, IRAN ect...
2006-10-18 13:14:52 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
no and stop defending terrorists "rights"
2006-10-18 13:09:02 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 3⤋