Presidential Résumé

[The_Rorschach]

"You put history and the New York Times in the same sentence without putting "lied about" or "false" anywhere in the statement."

Obviously you neglected to read either article. I simply said to start there, not to stop. They were to give you an idea of where you should begin investigating. . .Although, I must admit your response amuses me somewhat. Tell me, what did the US do during this 'third world war' aside from stockpiling weapons if what I propose is truly without merit?

"Do you believe everything Michael Moore puts on fim as well."

I don't belive anything Michael Moore puts on film, but even if I took every word which fell from his celluloid as Gospel truth, it wouldn't have any bearing on this conversation.

"Even if we trained Osama to fight the Soviet Union, that doesn't mean shit."

It does mean you're wrong.

"If this were the case, why didn't Clinton in his 8 years of office take care of him after he attacked our bases and ships, hmmmmm?"

President Clinton ordered airstrikes against suspected training bases in Afghanistan in 1998, and pressured Unocal to give up its pipeline project which would bring more revenue to the financially starved region. The Clinton administration did not have any excuse to act until after two U.S. embassies in East Africa were bombed by Bin Laden.


EDIT:
"I don't think the USSR collapsing was directly the result of the Afghan war."

And where did I say that. I was only outlining the influence the US has wielded within the ME, and also why, as one cannot discuss the actions of a nation without first establishing a plausible explanation.