[cavador]

Didn't the Ruskies try this in Afghanistan and failed miserably?
http://www.historylearningsite.co.uk/modern-world-history-1918-to-1980/the-cold-war/russian-invasion-of-afghanistan/

[archy]

Didn't the Ruskies try this in Afghanistan and failed miserably?

Indeed they did. After Jimmy Carter armed the muslum extremists via Operation Cyclone.