afghanistan was a defining event in the cold war, making a clear to all serious people the reality of the communist kremlin threat. mr. trump's cracked history can't alter that reality. indeed, several people have noted a piece from new york magazine, writing, the russian government is moving an official resolution, this is present day, defending the soviet invasion of afghanistan, the approval scheduled to take place next month. russians have previously called the invasion a tragic error, but putin's regime which regards the collapse of the soviet union is systematically rehabilitating various soviet crimes. the author of the article linked to this op-ed from a russian dissident who wrote about the resolution just last month. well, with us for more tonight, general barry mccaffrey, retired u.s. army four star general.