Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it. -- George Santayana

[flinthart]

Some time in the dim dark ages of the 70s, there was an ugly election in Afghanistan, and the government that resulted therefrom wound up "calling in Soviet help". Without looking up details, my recollection -- as a child of about twelve -- has it that essentially, the Soviets manipulated events to provide them with a pretext to invade Afghanistan.

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[murasaki_1966]

If I was you, I'd pull up the drawbridge on Fortress Tassie, and hunker down for the duration. We will send supplies.