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ChristOnFire13 t1_jebj9cc wrote

I'm not saying there wasn't any good out of it. I'm saying the motivation behind starting it was not for bettering peoples live. The people making the decision to go to war do not care about people at all. The government is not your friend.

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krismasstercant t1_jebjokx wrote

>I'm saying the motivation behind starting it was not for bettering peoples live.

I mean it literally was, the main reason was to get rid of the Taliban and Al-Qaeda, I'd say that's a very positive reason.

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ChristOnFire13 t1_jebkcuy wrote

Both of whom were trained and armed by the CIA and put in place.

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bearfan15 t1_jec21wa wrote

You're confusing them with the Mujahadeen. Definitely a cause and effect there but "the CIA funded them" isn't accurate.

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