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Originally posted by Patrick:
[quote] 1.) The money and training given to Afghanis, not "the taliban" was done to help the Afghan rebels fight off the Soviets.
It was given to Osama Bin Laden and the Taliban. Ah yes, the Soviets. Which to choose to eliminate? Communism, terrorism, communism, terrorism. :rolleyes:
[/quote]Wow, I never realized the taliban was even around back in the 80's. Oh wait, that's because they weren't! Perhaps by reading something other than liberal conspiracy websites you might get a cleare view of history.

If you want to go into more detail on the subject of the Mujahedeen during the Afghan war against the Soviets, feel free to ask. But please, don't attempt to blame the United States for encouraging terrorism by funding the fight against the Soviets, since Bin Laden and the other mujahedeen were not terrorists at the time, although many of them would eventually turn against the Great Satan that is America. Attempting to use history to back up your feeble arguments doesn't work when you don't know the facts.