US supported Afghanistan during their war with Russia.
.Before the first Iraq war, the US covertly supported Iraq in their war with Iran (despite Reagan selling arms to Iran). Saddam spoke to April Glaspie, US ambassador to Iraq about Saddam putting troops on Kuwait’s border, and she told him that wasn’t really US business; “We have no opinion on your Arab-Arab conflicts” per transcripts in Bush library.
Ruddickfam4 Premium Member over 6 years ago
“Those who do not learn history are doomed to Againistan like Vietnam”
Masterskrain Premium Member over 6 years ago
Thanks, Darth Cheney and his puppet, the shrub, for LYING US into that whole mess in the first place!
stealth694 over 6 years ago
Too True, The Middle East has been committed to Killing for Millennia
Radish the wordsmith over 6 years ago
Republicans love war, its good for the arms industries they own.
Mr. Blawt over 6 years ago
Trump continuing W’s failed war.
NeoconMan over 6 years ago
Loser Obama tried to end the war and get America out of Afghanistan but we Republicans would have nothing to do with that nonsense.
braindead Premium Member over 6 years ago
^And loser Obama should never have invaded Iraq in the first place.
I mean, what did he THINK was going to happen?
Nantucket Premium Member over 6 years ago
US supported Afghanistan during their war with Russia.
.Before the first Iraq war, the US covertly supported Iraq in their war with Iran (despite Reagan selling arms to Iran). Saddam spoke to April Glaspie, US ambassador to Iraq about Saddam putting troops on Kuwait’s border, and she told him that wasn’t really US business; “We have no opinion on your Arab-Arab conflicts” per transcripts in Bush library.
.But “they hate us for our freedoms”.
Radish the wordsmith over 6 years ago
War is more important to Republicans than the health of Americans.
Dtroutma over 6 years ago
Never start a ground war in Asia, good advice in “the Princess Bride”.