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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] 9 points 1 day 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.

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