Originally Posted By: HomelessjOe


Has the CIA ever supported terrorists ?

Don't answer that Larry the clown you might offend one of your Islamic brethren.


Well Joe . . . if the "terrorist" concept had been in vogue back then, I expect the British could have called Washington and the founding fathers terrorists. As the saying goes: One man's terrorist is another man's freedom fighter.

The CIA supported the Contras in Nicaragua . . . until Congress made it illegal. Back in 2001, the CIA supported the Northern Alliance (and other Afghan rebels) who opposed the Taliban government, then in power in Afghanistan.

But it's way too complex for you, Joe. You'll hurt your head thinking about it. Just like there are Muslims on our side (the Iraqis who drove ISIS out of their country, for example), and the Saudis who are fighting AQAP (Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula) in Yemen. But you just can't get past the idea that the only good Muslim is a dead Muslim. Personally, if someone has to fight the Islamist terrorists, I'd rather it should be other Muslims. That means we don't need to spend as much of our treasure, and less American blood, to get the job done.

Of course if you'd like to sign up to fight the Islamists, Joe . . . nah. You'll leave that to others.