dxp@pyuxhh.UUCP (D Peak) (09/07/84)
--> Afghanistan is not an indication
-->of some mythical yearning for a warm water port, as the conservatives had
-->us believe in 1979. Rather, it was a chance for the Soviets to consolidate
-->their leadership in what was already a satellite.
-->
-->Mike Kelly
-->
-->
Afghanistan a soviet satellite before 1979 ?? Bullsh*t !! Afghanistan was
a mecca for masses of Europeans,Aussies & Kiwis looking for cheap (VERY CHEAP)
dope in the late 60s through the mid 70's. Does this sound like a soviet
satellite's policy ? The fact that a socialist/communist government was in
power IMMEDIATELY before the soviet invasion was a help to the USSR,but to
state that it was a soviet satellite because of the governments policies
would mean that Jamaica was a soviet satellite as well before the present
government displaced the more leftist government.
"I remember the time we were caught in the wilds of Afghanistan.I lost my
corkscrew & we were forced to live on nothing but food & water for several days"
- W.C. Fields
Aaaaagh those were the days !!!
--
Dave Peak (pyuxhh!dxp)
"Thank God I'm an atheist !!!"
- Dave Allen