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News & ArtsWednesday, December 2, 2009
War The Soviet General Forgets Why the Soviets Lost the War in Afganistan
Posted by Charles Mudede on Wed, Dec 2, 2009 at 2:28 PM
CNN reports:
(CNN) — A former commander of Soviet forces in Afghanistan has warned history is being repeated in the war-ravaged country as the United States and its allies become increasingly mired in an "unwinnable war."Has the general forgotten? Not the insurgents but this man, with a little help from "The Base," brought down the Soviets and their commie program:Gen. Victor Yermakov commanded the Soviet Union's 40th army in Afghanistan from May 1982 to November 1983, one of six commanders to preside over the Soviet task force after its 1979 invasion.
The strategy of imposing its will on Afghanistan militarily had failed in the face of an unyielding guerilla insurgency, backed ironically by U.S. money and weapons. Afghanistan had become Moscow's "Vietnam War."
The Soviets were no match for an American veteran with a bow and arrow. The helicopter; the arrow; the explosion.
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That and the part where we helped supply the insurgents with weapons and money.
Oh, they eventually became the Taliban?
Oopsies! *puts a finger on lips and blinks coquettishly*
Oh, they eventually became the Taliban?
Oopsies! *puts a finger on lips and blinks coquettishly*
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the russians and the chinese backed the vietcong. the CIA backed the mujahedeen and the contras. who backs the taliban? heroin?
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@5- No silly, Rambo is fictional.
The Base was formed by people involved with the US funded fight against the USSR in Afghanistan. After they got done with the USSR, they decided to move on to other targets.
The Base was formed by people involved with the US funded fight against the USSR in Afghanistan. After they got done with the USSR, they decided to move on to other targets.
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Charles, I am disappointed that that video features John Rambo and not Charlie Wilson. Way to take the lowbrow path of cheap easy internet culture.
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I think I've developed a tolerance for a certain colorless and odorless powder.
Oh, wait, no ... (gaaak)
Oh, wait, no ... (gaaak)
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