Clinton Compares Ukraine to Afghanistan, Calls U.S. Arming of Mujahideen “The Model” for Helping Ukraine
Hillary Clinton has likened the Russian military operation in Ukraine to the Soviet Union’s 1979 invasion of Afghanistan, saying a similar outcome might be achieved by helping to arm Kiev’s resistance just like Washington backed Mujahideen fighters.
“Remember, the Russians invaded Afghanistan back in 1980 (sic),” Clinton said on Monday (Feb. 28). “And although no country went in, they certainly had a lot of countries supplying arms and advice and even some advisers to those who were recruited to fight Russia.”
As Clinton noted, the Afghanistan war “didn’t end well” for the Soviet Union. “There were other unintended consequences, as we know,” she added—apparently referring to the rise to Al-Qaeda—“but the fact is that a very motivated and then funded and armed insurgency basically drove the Russians out of Afghanistan.”
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