Debunking our narratives of the late 70s and early 80s

Re:Debunking our narratives of the late 70s and early 80s by bawolff on Wednesday November 03, 2021 @04:18PM (#29099738)

> Militarily, though, it’s worth pointing out that the USSR’s big military defeat came in Afghanistan. And though that war lasted until 1989, the crucial initial decision to arm the Soviets’ mujahideen opponents came from — you guessed it — Jimmy Carter.

That worked out well...

[ Parent | on HN ]

Re:Debunking our narratives of the late 70s and early 80s by odd_perfect_num on Wednesday November 03, 2021 @04:32PM (#29099906)

In that the US won the Cold War, yes, it did indeed work out very well. It’s worth mentioning as well that most of the Taliban’s weaponry by the time the US invaded in 2001 was Soviet in origin, e.g. SA-2s, SA-3s, a few MIG-21s. They were also receiving direct military support from Pakistan throughout the late 90’s.

[ Parent | on HN ]

Re:Debunking our narratives of the late 70s and early 80s by UIUC_06 on Wednesday November 03, 2021 @08:29PM (#29102345)

Maybe do some reading before you say silly things like this.

Even Reagan's defense establishment didn't want to give the muj shoulder-fired anti-aircraft missiles, until the mid-80s. That's what really turned the tide. Carter would never in a million terms have done that.

[ Parent | on HN ]

Re:Debunking our narratives of the late 70s and early 80s by bawolff on Thursday November 04, 2021 @02:27AM (#29104074)

You understand, right, that i am quoting the article?

[ Parent | on HN ]