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Djinn Raffo · 01-14-2003, 02:18 PM

So the mujahadeen were US pawns in the Cold War and when they turned on the US they become dillweeds?

They were USED to success in the Cold War.

My point was only that be careful who gets installed..
We all saw Rumsfeld shaking hands with Saddam in the eighties.. and CIA working with the Mujahadeen in the Soviet - Afghani war..

I guess it's a lose lose situation.. you just have to hope that whoever gets installed doesn't turn out to be worse than the last one.. which as you mentioned with the Shiites.. could be a very real possiblity

[ 01-14-2003, 02:19 PM: Message edited by: Djinn Raffo ]

01-14-2003, 02:18 PM	#7
Djinn Raffo Ra Join Date: March 11, 2001 Location: Ant Hill Age: 50 Posts: 2,397	So the mujahadeen were US pawns in the Cold War and when they turned on the US they become dillweeds? They were USED to success in the Cold War. My point was only that be careful who gets installed.. We all saw Rumsfeld shaking hands with Saddam in the eighties.. and CIA working with the Mujahadeen in the Soviet - Afghani war.. I guess it's a lose lose situation.. you just have to hope that whoever gets installed doesn't turn out to be worse than the last one.. which as you mentioned with the Shiites.. could be a very real possiblity [ 01-14-2003, 02:19 PM: Message edited by: Djinn Raffo ]