Hi Guys; I'm back from a 3 day stint at an historical blacksmith shop. Large groups of enthusiastic observers...offering much compliments and applause..
Now, back to the debate;
I will readily say that I believe the CIA used some of the Islamofacists back in the early 80s to battle the Soviet forces invading Afghanistan. The CIA did a credible job;
halting the invasion without shedding much American blood. The guerilla war against the Soviets..it cost the Bear greatly..and in the long run, brought about the down-
fall and dismemberment of the Soviet Union. Soon the Iron Curtain came down, along with the Berlin wall.
Back then, the Islamofacists were called the "Mujahideen"..The Al Queda..meaning literally, "the base" was taken from their practice of using the world wide web as "the
base" of their organization. Since the world wide web was not even in existence at that time..ergo; the CIA could not possibly been dealing with "the base" at that time.
The Islamofacists simply hate the west..even the Russian west, and their fanatical aim is to convert or destroy all that is not Islam. Their slogan, " the enemy of my
enemy..is my friend", has been employed by them for centuries.
Today, we are the ones who are the target of the leaders of nations like Russia and Iran...who have been using the Islamofacists since the violent overthrow of the
Shah of Iran and the well deserved dissolution of the Soviet Empire. Since the terrorists have no loyalty other than Islam, obviously, immediately after the foregoing two
events, the Islamofacists sided with and accepted arms from the Russian successor to the KGB (Vlad's old outfit). The Russians and the pan-Islam forces are trying to do
to us what was done to the Soviet Empire. You don't see the terrorists using M-16s and our RPGs or grenade launchers. One other fly in their ointment..the US led
coalition has not been beaten by the terrorists !
The use of third party "cat's paws" by espionage and counter-espionage units is nothing new..the CIA, Mossad, the KGB and it's successor all do it ! Don't forget, it was just
such a game that finally brought down the 300 Spartans, back nearly 3,000 years ago, and Benedict Arnold..less than 300 years ago.Yes, the CIA might have used the Islamic
nut-cases for a given job 25 years ago, and likely the Russian & Iranian honchos are doing so now ! No surprise there ! The KGB, Mossad and even the CIA are not expected
to be the same as Sunday School teachers...It's a violent, dirty world out there..
Sorry guys, but the way I read it..all this complaining about how bad the CIA and the USA are, is just another way for the "Hate America First" crowd to vent their spleen
under the guise of "enlightened research"..
Yes, it has cost us some..but not like it has cost the Soviets.