History repeats itself?

[Sparq]

I generally don't get involved in politics, so I'll keep this short:

 

http://sg.news.yahoo.com/040811/1/3mci0.html

 

Is it just me, or does this seem familiar? Maybe there's a reason that wouldn't be a good idea...I wonder what it could be...

 

Hmmm...arming and training foreign militias...again...

Edited August 22, 2004 by Sparq

[supercanuk]

Thats right, Republicans are at it again! lol

[Sparq]

It's always the Republicans with you....

 

;)

[Boond]

werent militias fighting russians in the middle east basically the foundation for the current terrorist networks?...i mean Osama was trained by americans

[supercanuk]

Well Osama was trained by CIA, and he used his CIA training to train his "terrorist" militia..

[no yu begin wher i end]

History repeats itself to often. It's pretty sad, actually.

[Sparq]

werent militias fighting russians in the middle east basically the foundation for the current terrorist networks?...i mean Osama was trained by americans

Yep. The CIA provided money, training, and weapons (including Stinger surface to air missile launchers) to the militias in afghanistan to fight the Russians.

 

They also played a part in putting Saddam Hussein into power, I believe...

[Crusader]

Yep. They didn't like the management so they sent in their own guy, Saddam, but now they don't like him.

[Lauren]

yahoo! singapor. that made me laugh.

and this is what happens when people don't think bad things are bad things.

[Sparq]

The old saying "the enemy of my enemy is my friend" doesn't always apply I guess.

 

And of course short sightedness seems to be unavoidable when it comes to large governing bodies.

[Boond]

well a president is only a president for at most 8 years...maybe thats why the canadian gov makes less of an international stink?..perhaps the fact they can stay in office as long as they want allows them look further ahead?

 

who knows?

[juanpe]

history repeats again... as they did some years ago supporting militias in South America to ovethrow legitimate democratic regimes which didnt follow the Americans' point of view... sad but true...

[Boond]

well there is always the most obvious example of napoleon than hitler being defeated during a rusian campaign...

[Skwu]

"The enemy of my enemy is my friend for 10years. After 10years, he becomes a terrorist."

[juanpe]

that applies to Sadam Hussein and Bin Laden... both (specially the second one, as can be seen in M.Moore's movie) were Bush' and Bush's father's friends when they were "useful" for them... and now they are their enemies... ironic...