07-20-2004, 12:21 PM
If we really want to go back to some root causes of current terrorism we need look no further than our cowboy diplomacy of the 80's. Our government actively funded and trained militants in Afghanistan in their war against the Soviet Union. Later these same guys went on to form the Taliban and become part of Al Qaeda.
Our goal of undermining the USSR did succeed but now we are paying the price for supporting radicals in the first place.
Our goal of undermining the USSR did succeed but now we are paying the price for supporting radicals in the first place.