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The United States has not spent $ 300 million a day on war in Afghanistan.
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RE: The United States has not spent $ 300 million a day on war in Afghanistan.
(August 26, 2021 at 10:56 am)Spongebob Wrote: I need some very strong evidence of this last statement.  So far I haven't found anything to substantiate this and it sounds rather far fetched.  It is true the the CIA partnered with Pakistani agencies to provide training and weapons to Afghans in the 1980's to help drive out the Soviets and that resulted in Islamic terrorist groups forming, which is, if anything, an unfortunate unintended consequence.  I remember news reports of Madrassas in the 1980's where radical Muslims were learning to hate Americans.  Even then this was considered a potential threat to our future.  So it seems highly unlikely that the CIA would have been involved with such a plan.  I don't believe rebels needed Islamic ideals to motivate them to fight the Russians.


The US had already experienced the outrage of Muslim extremists in Iran in the form of an overrun embassy and long-term hostage situation.  Then, Iran-Contra happened.  The CIA was fighting communists, while other US agencies were fighting religious extremists and drug cartels.  They were often at odds with each other.

None of this backs up the OP claims.
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RE: The United States has not spent $ 300 million a day on war in Afghanistan. - by Ranjr - August 26, 2021 at 11:56 am

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