Russia.

Submitted by kman (United States), Dec 27, 2008 at 00:27

We made a big mistake in aiding the Taliban against Russia. I think the Taliban would have eventually defeated the Russians, anyway, but, now, we have Putin and his co-horts pe'od because we helped them.

That was a big "time" boost for miltant Islam. They just needed the extra time we gave them to spread their cancer throughout Pakistan and the rest of the world.

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