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August 06-19-06 12:32 PM
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Originally Posted by SUBMAN1
They have been teeing off the Russians for many years. Why do you think the Soviet Union invaded Afganistan? Personally, I am not sure the US help to the Muhajadeen was such a good idea in hindsight. Maybe we should have let the Russians squash them. Then again, this is what bankrupted the Soviet Union. Then again, it was almost better knowing exactly who your enemies are.

What you could do with a little hindsight if you could go back and change things.

-S
You're saying the Afghanis teed off the Russians (Soviets) so that's why the USSR invaded? Hmm, I always thought it was a stepping stone to the warm water port they've been wanting for so many years...

SUBMAN1 06-19-06 12:37 PM
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Originally Posted by August
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Originally Posted by SUBMAN1
They have been teeing off the Russians for many years. Why do you think the Soviet Union invaded Afganistan? Personally, I am not sure the US help to the Muhajadeen was such a good idea in hindsight. Maybe we should have let the Russians squash them. Then again, this is what bankrupted the Soviet Union. Then again, it was almost better knowing exactly who your enemies are.

What you could do with a little hindsight if you could go back and change things.

-S
You're saying the Afghanis teed off the Russians (Soviets) so that's why the USSR invaded? Hmm, I always thought it was a stepping stone to the warm water port they've been wanting for so many years...
From what I heard, it was some form of terrorist attacks coming from that area that the rest of the world was not aware of at the time.

-S

PS. Saw this theory presented on some public broadcast station at one point.

Subnuts 06-19-06 02:22 PM
Well, the last time I checked, the Soviets invaded Afghanistan in 1979 after a communist govenment took power a few months earlier. The Russians weren't happy with the way the current president (Hafizullah Amin) was dealing with the Muhajadeen, so they occupied Kabul, killed Amin, and replaced him with Babrak Karmal. Of course, we all know that Muslims and Communists get along in perfect harmony. :damn:

SUBMAN1 06-20-06 07:49 PM
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Originally Posted by Subnuts
Well, the last time I checked, the Soviets invaded Afghanistan in 1979 after a communist govenment took power a few months earlier. The Russians weren't happy with the way the current president (Hafizullah Amin) was dealing with the Muhajadeen, so they occupied Kabul, killed Amin, and replaced him with Babrak Karmal. Of course, we all know that Muslims and Communists get along in perfect harmony. :damn:
That sounds like the official reason, but there was a lot of mystery surrounding the real reasons brought up by the show i watched.

And one of those muhajadeen people was Osama. Damn Soviets didn't do anything right in that campaign.

-S

The Avon Lady 06-21-06 07:30 AM
Iraq Qaeda says to kill Russian hostages.

August 06-21-06 10:13 AM
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That can't be true. You have several forum experts right here in this thread claiming it was bandits.


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