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Booman Tribune ~ A Progressive Community

Posted on 12 November 2009

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Now, the one big difference between Afghanistan and Vietnam is that the Taliban are not considered to be heroes like Ho Chi Minh’s Viet Minh armies were by the Vietnamese. The Taliban don’t have nationwide legitimacy, and they are …

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