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To: Thomas M. who wrote (350399)8/5/2023 2:06:55 AM
From: roto  Respond to of 362358
 
your long each on a 2yr old post?

think about this: since WW2 the United States has had an active presence of military personnel in most of the world.
"According to global US military deployment data published in the Conflict Management and Peace Science Journal, the US had around
173,000 troops deployed in 159 countries as of 2020."
aljazeera.com.

so by your referral, that good article, stated Carter into the 'game' for what $500,000? to keep tabs on the Soviets?
Carter's Afghan venture was a small part of a that much larger American/ SovietUnion 'Cold War' mosaic... Carter's 'nothing' cost as it shook out.