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2024-06-01 20:23:17 UTC - HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: 70EA60C2C8B7047FA862FCE2AD041B67934D2EE2CF9F8C933E93095E357ADB4B
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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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