"While refusing to arm the Afghans, who were brave and effective anti-Soviet fighters,..."
^^^^^ CB: Good article overall ( Bash Reagan !), but weren't the Afghan Contras effective precisely because they were so heavily armed by Reagan's regime , Stingers, et al ?
From: Chris Doss
Only the Good Die Young
Here Lies the Worst of All By John Dolan
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The Iran-Contra scandal revealed just how un-martial and indeed anti-American Reagan's military policies really were. While refusing to arm the Afghans, who were brave and effective anti-Soviet fighters, Reagan's circle was obsessed with funneling huge wads of cash to the "Contras," the Nicaraguan death squads whose military effectiveness consisted only of massacring unarmed villagers, and who never once stood up to Sandinista troops and provided the least semblance of battle.
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