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2024-06-03 14:29:43 UTC - HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: 0EC158DE7F1BBE502B2C7D1DFC16C87C9733D84ABF99387C1A0594907B8A126E
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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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