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Originally posted by JeremySF
When we supplied Iraq with weapons, it was a very different world. Iran was sponsoring terrorism against us. That had taken over our embassy (and taken hostages). They were (and are) religious fanatics. Iraq was their enemy. Is it any surprise the West supported the enemy of Iran?
The Northern Alliance were hardly comprised of choir boys, but they were a lot better than the Taliban.
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