To be fair, the Russians also fought in Afghanistan and Vietnam.
But ya, Afghanistan is a good analogy of the US CIA arming local militias and ultimately defeating the Russians in a long drawn out war of attrition. Thankfully there were no long term consequences to the US.
Perhaps you are being sarcastic, and I can’t identify it. Perhaps what I think is common knowledge is not so common: Osama bin Laden was one of the people the CIA trained in the 80s.
To be fair, the Russians also fought in Afghanistan and Vietnam.
But ya, Afghanistan is a good analogy of the US CIA arming local militias and ultimately defeating the Russians in a long drawn out war of attrition. Thankfully there were no long term consequences to the US.
Perhaps you are being sarcastic, and I can’t identify it. Perhaps what I think is common knowledge is not so common: Osama bin Laden was one of the people the CIA trained in the 80s.