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					Originally Posted by ziggytrix
					
				 Yep, when they sprung forth, fully formed like like a Islamic version of Athena from the head of Allah, with absolutely nothing to do with American assistance.  ::shoves head firmly back into the sand::
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 No, they were a coalition of groups fighting the Soviets in the 1980s that came together and seized power in a vacuum.
If there had been a presence to stabalize the region, it wouldn't have been what it was.
Did we help them gight the Soviets? Yes.
Did we put them power? No.
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 I would have said that right does indeed make right, but your way is also an accurate description of history.