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To: Cogito who wrote (467315)9/30/2003 1:53:04 AM
From: CYBERKEN  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 769670
 
MAYBE it's best not to rely on the drivel of anti-American fanatics in matters of national security, even if they DO hold the Democratic party in a stranglehold.

Nah---Ya' THINK?...



To: Cogito who wrote (467315)9/30/2003 8:41:20 PM
From: Victor Lazlo  Respond to of 769670
 
<<In case you haven't been paying attention, arming and training the Mujahadeen, including Osama Bin Laden, really didn't work out for us in the long run. It worked out almost as badly as our alliance with Saddam Hussein did. >>

Allen, there's no evidence that any US arms were provided to Osamam bin Laden. Al Qaeda and the Mujahadeen were not the same.

The Stinger approach in Afghan worked out quite well.