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To be America's enemy is dangerous, but to be its ally is fatal (lemmy.ml)

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[–] [email protected] -1 points 1 day ago (1 children)

People are seriously acting like Bin Laden was bait and switched by the US. I somehow remember it differently...

[–] [email protected] 9 points 19 hours ago

...he was, though? We funded the Mujahideen to combat the Soviets in Afghanistan, and then when the USSR collapsed we cut him loose to get all chummy with the Saudi government so we could get that cheap oil.