Re:Social media are turbocharging the export of America’s po...
by anticodon on Sunday June 13, 2021 @07:03AM
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How many civilians in Afghanistan and Vietnam were killed by US troops? About 10% of Vietnam population at the time, as far as I remember.
Also, USSR didn't try to occupy Afghanistan. It was a pointless war, but reasons for it are not as simple as "prop up a fraternal socialist government" and it wasn't fought to occupy Afghanistan.
Also, where the number "10% of the population" originate from? It definitely seems and exaggeration.
BTW, unlike US, USSR build roads, tunnels, power plants and hospitals in Afghanistan. Some of them are still used today.
Re:Social media are turbocharging the export of America’s po...
by rascul on Sunday June 13, 2021 @08:20AM
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> BTW, unlike US, USSR build roads, tunnels, power plants and hospitals in Afghanistan. Some of them are still used today.
The US and allies have done that, with varying results.
https://www.usaid.gov/sites/default/files/documents/1871/201...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reconstruction_in_Afghanistan
https://www.wsp.com/en-US/projects/afghanistan-infrastructur...
https://www.globalsecurity.org/military/world/afghanistan/in...
A better comparison would be how the USSR handled its foreign occupations. Like Afghanistan for example, where they managed to kill 10% of the population to prop up a fraternal socialist government.