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lessismore · 4644 days ago · link · · parent · post: Afghans show 15 bodies allegedly shot by American soldier.
He was banking on a similar strategy that was quite successful against the then U.S.S.R.
http://articles.cnn.com/2004-11-01/world/binladen.tape_1_al-...
Keep in mind, this was also part of the larger US strategy against the USSR in Afghanistan. Rebel groups, of which Osama was a participant, were more like pawns of the US in that they relied on Washington for training and arms. America's support of rebel factions made it economically unfeasible for the USSR to retain control over Afghanistan. Although it is darkly ironic that the factions we once propped up to bankrupt the USSR are now doing the same to us.