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Originally posted by Talthyr Malkaviel:
Sorry, but none of them were angels.
I'm pretty sure you would retract that statement if you knew that Osama Bin Laden and the Taliban were trained by the americans, to be able to defend themselves against the soviets.
The US didn't fund Osama and his causes specifically. Osama was one of many Mujahadin (sp?) fighters as were many of those who would become Taliban and Northern Alliance. The Taliban didn't form until the early 90's, long after the Soviets pulled out and American support stopped.
Of course, you can really lay all this blame at the doorstep of the French. Without their support, the US couldn't have secured it's independance from Great Britain.
