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2024-06-01 12:00:46 UTC - HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: 0A27D348E8EF98959C388C1E2CA3CB51D93108F5DFA64908A5680268BA72357E
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The US did this in Afghanistan, providing unrestricted arms to repel the Soviet invasion. Congress passed a resolution saying, ''It would be indefensible to provide the freedom fighters with only enough aid to fight and die, but not enough to advance their cause of freedom.'' https://www.nytimes.com/1988/04/18/world/arming-afghan-guerrillas-a-huge-effort-led-by-us.html
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