Cockburn thought the Soviets were right to invade Afghanistan?
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"I yield to none in my sympathy to those prostrate beneath the Russian jackboot, but if ever a country deserved rape it’s Afghanistan. Nothing but mountains filled with barbarous ethnics with views as medieval as their muskets, and unspeakably cruel too."
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Seriously? I am loathe to "defend" Trump, but I'm pretty sure he was literally just emphasizing the distance between Afghanistan and the US and listing the countries that border Afghanistan (which is impressive knowledge by his standards).
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“The reason Russia was in Afghanistan was because terrorists were going into Russia,” he told reporters today. “They were right to be there. The problem is, it was a tough fight."
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Wow remember reading him never realized this
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I'd rather have a president who agrees with Bruce Cockburn.
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Whilst defending the Soviet in invasion of Afghanistan, a white chunk of something flew out his nose.
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Yep: "I yield to none in my sympathy to those prostrate beneath the Russian jackboot, but if ever a country deserved rape it’s Afghanistan. Nothing but mountains filled with barbarous ethnics with views as medieval as their muskets, and unspeakably cruel too"
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