[lbo-talk] a reminder

[Bhaskar Sunkara]

Wasn't the US State Department Line that the Russians wanted a warm water
port in the region?  Not sure how invading an inland country would've
furthered their cause (and they already had South Yemen).

On Sun, Oct 11, 2009 at 11:06 AM, Chris Doss <lookoverhere1 at yahoo.com>wrote:


> Ne-ep. The Soviets went into Afghanistan as a response to a perceived
> threat from Iran.
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> --- On Sun, 10/11/09, Bhaskar Sunkara <bhaskar.sunkara at gmail.com> wrote:
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> > From: Bhaskar Sunkara <bhaskar.sunkara at gmail.com>
> > Subject: Re: [lbo-talk] a reminder
> > To: lbo-talk at lbo-talk.org
> > Date: Sunday, October 11, 2009, 11:48 AM
> > Wow, I can't believe that something
> > like that could be published.  On second
> > thought I can.
> >
> > I dispute the one idea that some list members might agree
> > with, the idea
> > that the Soviets sought imperialist plunder in
> > Afghanistan.  The Russians
> > didn't go into Afghanistan to rape it they were goaded into
> > the conflict by
> > a Carter administration that did everything it could to
> > rollback the gains
> > of the Saur Revolution and arm and incite reactionaries.
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