Reply #10: Very Much Like Afghanistan. [View All]

[Sworn Enemy]

The Soviet Union controlled up to 95% of Afghanistan before they were slowly bled to death. I remember a TV documentary with footage of the Mujahadeen attacking a Soviet installation with a small artillery tube. They had to be about a 1/2 to 1 mile away. What did the old Ruskies do? They ordered in a Hind. You could see it take off from the base. At that point the film ended. I'm sure that by the time the Hind arrived at the point of attack the Mujahadeen were long gone. About a week before Baghdad capitulated I told my wife, "you watch, we are going to lose this war."