Q: Why did USSR invade Afghanistan in 1979?
I will now write three chapters, very, very, very concise. Not my usual style. Here you go:
Chapter 1.
Q: Why did the chicken cross the road?
A: To get to the other side!
Of course you knew it already. But now it's time to apply the wisdom.
Chapter 2.
Q: Why did USSR invade Afghanistan in 1979?
A: (Fill it in... left as an exercise for the reader. If stumped, see Chapter 1.)
These chapters build on each other, just like math. ;) )
And finally, last but not least:
Q: Why did USA invade Afghanistan? (And stay for no apparent reason, at great cost, forever it seems?)
A: So Russia, et al, cannot get to the other side. They are suitably dissuaded.
Chapter 4: (Yes, I know. I lied. Bonus chapter.)
Q: Why did USA under Jimmy Carter, and continued by Ronald Reagan, originally get in bed with Northern Alliance, Taliban, Ali Mohamed, various US-based radical Imams, and promote funneling of dirty funds and personnel, through places like Sphynx Trading and certain mosques, to fortify the "Freedom Fighters" in Afghanistan starting in summer of 1979?
A: To clear the way for the US invasion of Afghanistan of 2002. (No more chicken jokes; that's all played out.)
Not saying it was intended this way, back in 1979 -- maybe, maybe not. Just saying in retrospect, it did have the effect if not the intent to clear the way, in terms of displacing rival troops, and in unfortunately suffering the blowback event known as 9/11, and in popularly motivating the 2002 invasion which continues through 2009 and indefinitely beyond.
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