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Russian Invasion
Russia invaded afghanistan.
"We didn't push the Russians to intervene, but we knowingly increased the probability that they would...That secret operation was an excellent idea. It had the effect of drawing the Soviets into the Afghan trap ... The day that the Soviets officially crossed the border, I wrote to President Carter "We now have the opportunity of giving to the Soviet Union its Vietnam War.""
—Zbigniew Brzezinski, National Security Adviser to Jimmy Carter, talking in 1998 -
Russian Invasion
Russia invaded afghanistan.
"We didn't push the Russians to intervene, but we knowingly increased the probability that they would...That secret operation was an excellent idea. It had the effect of drawing the Soviets into the Afghan trap ... The day that the Soviets officially crossed the border, I wrote to President Carter "We now have the opportunity of giving to the Soviet Union its Vietnam War.""
—Zbigniew Brzezinski, National Security Adviser to Jimmy Carter, talking in 1998 -
Soviet Withdrawl
"If the American hostages are harmed, a severe price will be paid. We will never rest until every one of the American hostages are released. But now we face a broader and more fundamental challenge in this region because of the recent military action of the Soviet Union."