Lydia Leftcoast
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Mon May-26-08 06:50 PM
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The CIA actually FAVORED the Taliban in the belief that they would bring "stability" to Afghanistan after the Soviets left.
The Left criticized the Taliban almost from the beginning, but they didn't become "bad" in the eyes of the Establishment until after 9/11. Until then, it was okay to ignore their atrocities (Clinton administration) or invite them to Crawfordville to talk about oil pipelines (the Bush administration in summer, 2001).
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