Iran says could hit U.S. if it came under attack: paper

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The Mujahideen was a loosely united coalition of different groups with different ideologies. The United States mostly funded the Northern Alliance, led by Massoud, a non-radical, down to Earth leader who Osama bin Laden had killed several days before 9/11 to fragment any opposition to his Al Qaeda. If you would check your facts you would see that the Mujahideen was funded by not only the US, but China, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, Canada, and most all of the Western European powers. It was done to try and stop the Soviets from steam rolling Afghanistan, and to embroil them in a can't-win war. It worked, marvelously. What wasn't marvelous was after the Soviets left, there was no transitional aid provided for schools, rebuilding, etc. That was wrong, and one of Ronald Reagan's biggest mistakes. Getting involved in that conflict was the right thing to do, If you truly believe that America started that war, you are completely ignorant.

Also, had Massoud not been assassinated, the Afghan War would have ended long ago, Massoud was a leader everyone in Afghanistan could have rallied behind. bin Laden knew this, and had him killed to prevent a quick victory by the United States and the Northern Alliance.

If you truly do not believe that Stalin purposely starved his own people, again, very naive. Here is a man who had his closest Ally (Sergei Kirov) and more than likely, his own wife, killed, to further his agenda. Kirov's assassination set the stage for the purge of the old Soviets, including Trotsky, and the total unification of Soviet power under Stalin's iron fist. Saying America is worse than the Soviet Union truly shows your lack of understanding of world events, and your willing blindness to the attrocities committed by that brutal, hegemonic regime. I understand you have your issues with our country, but blaming it for the world's problems shows that you are not only blind to reality, but a blind zealot, which is incredibly dangerous.