Do 'bounties' on US troops in Afghanistan reflect a line crossed or 'nothing new' in long US-Russia history?

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Russian support for the Taliban has been apparent for at least two years.

to kill U.S. troops in Afghanistan is the latest and most alarming evidence to date that Vladimir Putin’s government is intent on damaging American interests there and hastening a U.S. withdrawal.

The Soviet Union invaded Afghanistan in 1979 to prop up a communist-led government there, leading to alarm among American officials who eventually decided to intervene. During the Reagan administration, the U.S. helped resistance fighters known as the mujahideen, sending them anti-aircraft missiles and other assistance.

In recent years, Washington has repeatedly accused Pakistan of providing a safe haven to the Haqqani network, a Taliban affiliate that has been blamed for major attacks in the nation. Pakistan also harbored al-Qaida leader Osama bin Laden, although Pakistan's security agencies have denied they knew Bin Laden's whereabouts when he and several of his operatives were killed by U.S. special forces in a raid in Abbottabad.

"The notion that they would actually take this step of putting a price on the head of Americans is – it's just beyond the pale," she said. Meanwhile, some Senate Republicans have appeared to rally behind Trump, with Sen. Todd Young, R-Ind., saying the Times and other outlets reported on "unverified and inconclusive intelligence as though it had been conclusively determined."

 

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You people would do anything to defeat Trump except be truthful. In America's wars, several countries did the same stupid.

Hypocryts The US has been funding Rebels in every major conflict against the Russia's which essentially is paying them to kill Russians for ever but when the Russians try to defend their way of life it's just horrible.

All this is about opium.

Fake News

And Donald wanted to reward Putin in every way he could. Sanctions? No problem. Crimea? No problem. Our troops in Germany? No problem. Oh you want back in the G8? No problem. Anyone that supports this dude is a traitor as well.

This powerful conclusion did not find, according to the statements of the Pentagon and national security adviser O'Brien, confirmations - in connection with which they did not even report to the US president at the time. As, apparently, about the set of other throws and...

US support for Osama bin Laden and al Qaeda in Afghanistan was apparent in the 1980s decade. Then he turned on his CIA masters and attacked the US on 9/11.

The Mexican wall was always a smokescreen, a distraction for Russia to move in everywhere Was buying Putin all the time in the world, all because Trump needs hotels all over the world

Reports date back to 2014 to be exact. - Who was running foreign intelligence agencies then? I'll give you a hint, Ebony & Ivory🕴️

Trump’s betrayal of our Kurdish allies is now equaled by betrayal of our troops. His suppression of the Russian bounty intel on our troops shows a level of contempt unknown in any president. When combined with his toadying to Putin, it congeals into something very like treason.

FAKE NEWS - TICK TOCK - IDK Who clears this rubbish, but EXPECT them to take the fall they deserve. Promote BULLSHIT and call it news, BARRED FROM JOURNALISM

To everybody but our Putin loving president.

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