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<blockquote data-quote="wkmac" data-source="post: 83088" data-attributes="member: 2189"><p>I'd rather you watch it and draw your own conclusions but I will say both of these programs does connect to our present day. I'll also say this. CIA ground ops guys discovered who was behind the 83' Beirut US Embassy bombing back in the day and the Marine Compound as well but the management of CIA along with the Reagan adminstration buried the facts that were learned. In fact, had they acted on the intel, the Marine barracks bombing would have likely never happened. I do think that geo-politics elsewhere likely played into that decision as about this same time the CIA was engaged in a growing relationship in Afghanistan working with the Mujihadeen against the Soviet Union and that's why seeing the program Shadow Warriors on this Afghan efforts is so critical IMO of understanding what the policy thinking was in Washington at the time. Coldwar was more important than the Middle East and going against Muslims in Lebanon and surrounding areas could have damaged the relationship with the muslim fighters in Afghanistan. But being ignored in that time and place propelled many including Osama to conclude America was a paper tiger and thus the many terror attacks we saw globally against America throughout the 1990's that led up to 9/11. Also watching Captain Krunch makes you realize that in the Middle East there are no true friends and that betrayal is a virtue seen as strength whereas in western culture we see it as disloyal and cowardist.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="wkmac, post: 83088, member: 2189"] I'd rather you watch it and draw your own conclusions but I will say both of these programs does connect to our present day. I'll also say this. CIA ground ops guys discovered who was behind the 83' Beirut US Embassy bombing back in the day and the Marine Compound as well but the management of CIA along with the Reagan adminstration buried the facts that were learned. In fact, had they acted on the intel, the Marine barracks bombing would have likely never happened. I do think that geo-politics elsewhere likely played into that decision as about this same time the CIA was engaged in a growing relationship in Afghanistan working with the Mujihadeen against the Soviet Union and that's why seeing the program Shadow Warriors on this Afghan efforts is so critical IMO of understanding what the policy thinking was in Washington at the time. Coldwar was more important than the Middle East and going against Muslims in Lebanon and surrounding areas could have damaged the relationship with the muslim fighters in Afghanistan. But being ignored in that time and place propelled many including Osama to conclude America was a paper tiger and thus the many terror attacks we saw globally against America throughout the 1990's that led up to 9/11. Also watching Captain Krunch makes you realize that in the Middle East there are no true friends and that betrayal is a virtue seen as strength whereas in western culture we see it as disloyal and cowardist. [/QUOTE]
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