Originally Posted by Rochard

You are incorrect.

The Afghan Mujahideen was a loose term for hundreds of organizations and groups that fought to evict the Russians. Al Qaeda was never in charge of anything there; It was one group of out of hundreds and was created late in the game.

I've never heard of us supporting Al Qaeda in Libya. However, with that said, it's a strange world, and Al Qaeda is no longer "one group" but instead multiple groups in dozens of countries, all with different aims and goals. Al Qaeda in Afghanistan is trying to kill US servicemen, Al Qaeda in Pakistan is planning the next terrorist attack in the US or Europe, while Al Qaeda in Syria is trying to get US help to over throw the government there. The enemy of our enemy is our friend. I don't know anything about Al Qaeda in Libya, but one would imagine at a certain point our goals were similar - to remove Gaddafi - and it's entirely possible that Al Qaeda received some kind of support from the Western world. It obviously benefited because Gaddafi is no longer in power.