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2024-06-03 15:16:08 UTC - HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: FC5B22CAF860F40A7B4162BFDB6662639E0951B4C5B939B14100BA17BB368EA9
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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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