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RolStoppable said:
VGPolyglot said:

Actually, this is what the United States wanted. They supported the Islamization of Saudi Arabia and Pakistan as a way to combat the potential influence of Soviet Union, which as you probably know was an atheist state. That's what they implemented.

I doubt the USA's intention was a situation that spiraled out of their control. Yes, they didn't want the Soviet Union to gain influence, but that doesn't mean that they wanted this mess.

Well, they needed another common foe in order to distract the people. They didn't have the Soviet Union to justify interventions anymore, so they got Islamic terrorists.