Wednesday, October 28, 2009

Afghanistan and Vietnam

When Afghan President Karzai becomes too much of a nusiance for us, will the same fate befall him as has befallen others who obstructed our "foreign policy"

A little history from WIKIPEDIA
"The CIA was in contact with generals planning to remove Diem. They were told that the United States would not oppose such a move nor punish the generals by cutting off aid. President Diem was overthrown and executed, along with his brother, on 2 November 1963. When he was informed, Maxwell Taylor remembered that Kennedy 'rushed from the room with a look of shock and dismay on his face.' He had not approved Diem's murder. "

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