"Daniel Lazare: Well, first of all, my point was [indiscernible] the Soviets were fighting the Islamic fundamentalists and Afghanistan in the ‘80s, and it was the U.S., the Saudis, and the Pakistanis who were pouring money into the coffers of Osama bin Laden. And that truth has never come out."
Could someone more educated in these matters tell me where he gets this from? Wishfull thinking? Or is there something to back that up? Through what means would the US be contributing money to OBL?
Lazare tried to explain it earlier in the debate. He mentions that Osama, the Saudis, Sadam Hussein, and the United States once worked together to stop Soviet expansion.