Whether it is Democratic or Republican Administration, 20th Century lessons have not been learned. Who trained Afghan freedom fighters to fight USSR? America did. The Islamofascist we are fighting now quite possibly received initial training from the US.
Could training PA President Abbas' Army backfire on the US also?
I strongly suspect that American training of Abbas' Presidential Guard is a huge mistake! The training is not only happening but the world's best Military is arming the Abbas mini-army.
America's past has been (and evidently continues) to pit the dictator that America hopes will tow the line on American National Interests against the dictator that undermines American National Interests. There have been successes and failures. Sometimes it worked out worked out as a success for a long number of years then ended in disaster to American National Interests.
Pinochet of Chile comes to mind. The Shah of Iran comes to mind. Much of Latin American politics comes to mind.
I do not think this is a good thing.
Could training PA President Abbas' Army backfire on the US also?
I strongly suspect that American training of Abbas' Presidential Guard is a huge mistake! The training is not only happening but the world's best Military is arming the Abbas mini-army.
America's past has been (and evidently continues) to pit the dictator that America hopes will tow the line on American National Interests against the dictator that undermines American National Interests. There have been successes and failures. Sometimes it worked out worked out as a success for a long number of years then ended in disaster to American National Interests.
Pinochet of Chile comes to mind. The Shah of Iran comes to mind. Much of Latin American politics comes to mind.
I do not think this is a good thing.
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