Ok_Yogurtcloset8915 t1_iuguihb wrote on October 31, 2022 at 5:52 AM

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so they're not terrorists then? they train them... if everyone who supported terrorists was also classified as a terrorist then you'd have to call the CIA and MI6 terrorists too for supporting the mujahideen in Afghanistan. it's too broad of a brush.

tabernumse t1_iuh233b wrote on October 31, 2022 at 7:46 AM

Exactly. The U.S. literally trained Osama Bin Laden and basically created the taliban lol

Ok_Yogurtcloset8915 t1_iuh3y3h wrote on October 31, 2022 at 8:15 AM

i actually think you could make pretty solid cases for many intelligence agencies being terrorists, I just don't think that supporting terrorist groups is the reason why

Mrpvids t1_iuhy7o3 wrote on October 31, 2022 at 1:57 PM

Big true

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EqualContact t1_iui6723 wrote on October 31, 2022 at 2:54 PM

The US never trained OBL, and the Taliban didn’t exist until the US stopped funding the mujahideen. Some future members of the Taliban received support from Pakistani ISI through US assistance, but the US did not directly fund anyone in Afghanistan during that period.

MonHedAna t1_iujqaqk wrote on October 31, 2022 at 9:11 PM

The US never trained Osama and other groups to target and kill civilians. The goal was to kill the Soviets, who were invading Afghanistan at the time. If you don’t see, that is different than Hamas, and Hezbollah killing civilians on purpose for political goals then you are being intentionally dishonest.

MonHedAna t1_iujq0kf wrote on October 31, 2022 at 9:09 PM

If you fund & train groups on how to attack and kill civilians to achieve a political goal then yeah they are. Iran guards do that with both Hamas and Hezbulla.

There is obviously a difference between supporting a side in the Civil War and training groups to attack civilians on purpose. It’s fucking ludicrous you pretend those are the same. Fuck these people and anyone who targets civilians for political purpose like Hamas and Hezbollah.