Quote Originally Posted by DrBaldhead View Post
Ten years ago the US battled against Al Qaeda in Afganistan. Now the US will fight alongside Al Qaeda in Syria. Looks like Obama wasn't quite satisfed with his Nobel prize after all.
If he invades Syria, then I think his Nobel prize should be rescinded. As for US relationship with Al Qaeda? It goes back a long way, as does the US relationship with the Taliban. It appears that America calls them "freedom fighters" or "terrorists" - depending on the situation.

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For example, this photo from the early 1990's depicts Osama Bin Laden as "warrior for peace" following the end of the Soviet/Afghan war. Taliban were "freedom fighters" when they were killing Russians. Then, after 9/11 they became "terrorists" because they killed Americans.

In my view, they were always terrorists. And most Americans do not seem to understand that the Soviets were *invited* by the Afghan government to put down an insurrection. They think that the Soviets "invaded" Afghanistan, which is patently not true.