Juan obviously forgot who was decisive in the defeat of the Soviets in Afghanistan.
It was Jimmy Carter! Man, he really showed them Russkies when he kept us home from those Moscow Olympics, didn't he?
I was fortunate enough to have two exchange students in my home in 2000-2001, both girls were born under communism. One was from Ukraine, and the other was from Albania, and both expressed the thanks of their families that America held on during the Cold War, and was magnanimous in communism's defeat.
One of the great moments of my year with them, was watching George W. Bush taking the oath of office while being sworn in as President. We were all wiping away tears of joy, and when the new President concluded his Inaugural speech with "God bless America," the Albanian girl said, through tears, "It is true, all over the world people know that God has blessed America." I said, "And we will always share these blessings with our friends; we are a nation that will always welcome the chance to turn an enemy into a friend."
Truly, one of the most wonderful years of my life to have these daughters in my home!
"Juan obviously forgot who was decisive in the defeat of the Soviets in Afghanistan."
Juan Williams (and probably lots of other liberals/Demos) probably think
that Dan Rather's on-foot reports from Afghanistan were what caused the USSR
all that grief.
I guess Juan thinks all those Stinger missles were just so much chopped liver.
Not to mention what other covert support we sent.
To be fair and non-partisan, there was one Texas Democrat who really helped
make Afghanistan into a quagmire for the USSR: Rep. Charlie Wilson.
Here is a link to the book on him:
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0871138549/qid=1086545852/sr=5-1/ref=cm_lm_asin/103-6073268-5971038?v=glance