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Originally Posted by may
Do you think that you are cute?
Cuting a sentence in half to remove a qualifer which I might add was something that I have wandered if it could have happened and have never seen any where else but in my own posts and you wish to use it to prove ME wrong?
It as also dumb to use someone trained by the US who later joins OBLs group as proof that OBL was trained by the US?
I have supper to eat. This was very silly of you I would expected better.
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Cute? No...Handsome? Definitely....But I digress. How so? If you'll look above, I quoted your retort to Seamaiden precisely as you posted. Here it is again...
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Originally Posted by may
The US didn't give weapons nor training to OBLs group past the use of the stingers and as I have stated theres not any proof of that.
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Now, if we were to agree that all we gave to the Mujahadin and OBL was stinger missiles only, then would your statement make sense? The first half of your statement indicates that we (the US) did not give weapons to OBL...other than stinger missiles which is common knowledge that they were used in Afghanistan. The second half indicates that there actually is no proof of the US supplying the rebels with said weapons. Stinger missiles are US made weapons. I surmise that stinger missiles are military weapons. We gave said missiles to them for one purpose....to take down Soviet aircraft. Can we agree upon that? If so, I draw the conclusion that we indeed provide them with weaponry.
Soviet war in Afghanistan - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The United States, the United Kingdom and Saudi Arabia became major financial contributors, the United States donating "$600 million in aid per year, with a matching amount coming from the Gulf states."[45] The People's Republic of China also sold Type 56 (AKM) assault rifles and Type 69 RPGs to mujahideen in co-operation with the CIA, as did Egypt with assault rifles. Of particular significance was the donation of American-made FIM-92 Stinger anti-aircraft missile systems, which increased aircraft losses of the Soviet Air Force...
In March 1985 the U.S. government adopted National Security Decision Directive (NSDD) 166, which set a goal of military victory for the mujahideen. After 1985 the CIA and ISI placed greater pressure on the mujahideen to attack regime strongholds. Under direct instructions from Director of Central Intelligence William Casey, the CIA initiated programs for training Afghans in techniques such as car bombs and assassinations and in engaging in cross-border raids into the USSR
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