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CJCRANE

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10. Operation Cyclone:

Reply to jwirr (Reply #9)

Thu Aug 28, 2014, 02:42 PM

Aug 2014

The project to arm and finance the Mujahideen in Afghanistan to fight the Soviets, started in 1979 under Carter by Zbigniew Brzezinski.

"Critics assert that funding the mujahideen played a role in causing the September 11 attacks".

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Cyclone

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'We got involved in Afghanistan probably helped create,indirectly,ideas that led to 9/11-That’s life [View all] J_J_ Aug 2014 OP

Well said. pauldp Aug 2014 #1

But I thought we were there to spread democracy and to catapult propaganda! KansDem Aug 2014 #2

those are the bastards! J_J_ Aug 2014 #5

Yet POTUS O let's em go free. War criminal are free in America and the POTUS Protects em Exposethefrauds Aug 2014 #8

Kristol said something that might be correct? Hallelujah!!! PDJane Aug 2014 #3

What is more important in world history? The Taliban or the collapse of the Soviet empire? jakeXT Aug 2014 #4

Ah well, it's all in the past now <shrug> gratuitous Aug 2014 #6

1953 the USA and GB overthrow the democratically elected prime minister of Iran Exposethefrauds Aug 2014 #7

What involvement was he talking about. We did not go to war in Afghanistan until AFTER 9/11. jwirr Aug 2014 #9

Operation Cyclone: CJCRANE Aug 2014 #10

Okay that makes sense. jwirr Aug 2014 #12

Money trumps peace. Octafish Aug 2014 #11

Thanks! J_J_ Aug 2014 #13