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To: Oeconomicus who wrote (131303)	9/16/2001 9:49:29 PM
From: Victor Lazlo	Read Replies (1) of 164684

<<The Soviets tried it in Afghanistan and lost. >> I find it fascinating that people have no memory at all of the Afghan war. The Russians were doing quite well and were on their way to winning. They moved in with those big mean helicopter gunships and the rebels would shoot at them with their rifles, to no avail. Then the rebels would retreat to the mountains and try to hide. But then the US said, hey we can't let this happen, the Ruskies could drive all the way to the Arabian Sea for a warm-water port. So via the CIA we supplied the rebels (bin Laden and his friends) with surface to air rocket launchers and trained them how to use them. This turned the tide. Without this help, the Russians would likely have won. it took yrs for the war to officially end, as the Russians were very reluctant to withdraw and admit defeat.

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