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To: elmatador who wrote (64661)7/10/2010 11:57:28 PM
From: energyplay  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 217723
 
South Africa had a few aces up their sleeve ,,,, about 6 of them -

en.wikipedia.org

That meant SA could come to the bargaining table knowing they couldn't be pushed into the sea.

Not sure how much the other side knew...other than their USSR backers were running out of money and were pushed out of Afghanistan.