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[–]HibikiBlackCaudillo[S] 5 insightful - 1 fun5 insightful - 0 fun6 insightful - 1 fun -  (1 child)

The financing from the CIA to terrorist groups is something that not all people are quite familiar with so I brought this operation.

Operation Cyclone was a movement from the CIA to arm rebel anti-Soviet groups in Afghanistan in order to resist Soviet influence. A lot of these rebels later formed their own terrorist cells and decided to attack the US itself later on. The same thing is still happening with the rebels in Syria trying to bring down Assad.

[–][deleted] 4 insightful - 1 fun4 insightful - 0 fun5 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

CIA probably hoped they would attack USA later on too, so they'd have an excuse for more wars there.

[–][deleted] 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (1 child)

The enemy of my enemy is my friend until they crash planes into our buildings.

[–]LarrySwinger2 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

Pssst, it wasn't Arabs who did that.