Quote Originally Posted by Throbert McGee View Post
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Moreover, in whatever sense we "defeated" you, we did so not on the battlefield, but mainly by having more disposable cash to spend on hugely expensive nuclear weapons.
This point is arguable, Throbert, in that America paid for much of the weaponry used by the Taliban (or as we used to call them back then - "Afghan freedom fighters") to defeat the Soviets. That in turn had significant economical ramifications for the USSR. Ultimately, yes, it was an economic war - but make no mistake, people died on the battlefield as a result.

Charlie Wilson's War, anyone...?