russia. the reason russia was in afghanistan was because terrorists were going into russia. they were right to be there. the problem is it was a tough fight, and literally they went bankrupt. they went into being called russia again as opposed to the soviet union. you know, a lot of a lot of these places you re reading about now are no longer a part of russia because of afghanistan. i hope you have some time here because there s a lot to unpack about what he just said. the soviet union did not literally go bankrupt. the economy collapsed, which is not the same as going bankrupt. hat tip to our friends at the washington post for that one. afghanistan may have been a part of that, but it certainly didn t cause the soviet economy to collapse. and as for the soviet invasion of afghanistan, the united
9/11 in afghanistan by making it equivalent to the soviet invasion of a sovereign country in 1979. it s call the soviet union s vietnam. more than 2 million afghan civilian casualties estimated as a result of that war. tens of thousands of russian and soviet military killed and injured in the course of that war, which had nothing to do with terrorism and was all about the soviets seeking control of a satellite country. we canceled u.s. participation in the 1980 olympics as a result of the soviet invasion of afghanistan. you know, this bears no resemblance to the weird historical account that donald trump gave us today. i can t even sort of put together what he said. but when he says, steve, that the soviets were right to be there, he s essentially endorsing the soviet invasion of afghanistan. why would he say that? don, god only knows why the president says what it is that he says. susan makes a really interesting
terrorists. and, in fact, i think he really belittles, you know, in many ways the sacrifice by so many american military personnel as well as allied personnel over the last decade and a half after 9/11 in afghanistan by making it equivalent to the soviet invasion of a sovereign country in 1979. it s called the soviet union s vietnam. more than 2 million afghan civilian casualties estimated as a result of that war. tens of thousands of russian and soviet military killed and injured in the course of that war, which had nothing to do with terrorism and was all about the soviets seeking control of a satellite country. we canceled u.s. participation in the 1980 olympics as a result of the soviet invasion of afghanistan. you know, this bears no resemblance to the weird historical account that donald trump gave us today. i can t even sort of put together what he said.
giving mitt romney critical operative the president his staff of approval online tweeting looks like the republican tent is too small to fit integrity. are publicans attacked the senator for truthfully calling out the president for his lack of character while staying mute as he proved it by lying about jim mattis and approving the soviet invasion of afghanistan. comey referring to the op-ed mitt romney wrote that you heard about where he said the president has not risen to the mental of the presidency. q the republican outrage on this one, brian saying comey sugar talk about integrity, he has none. and dishonored james comey being childish. he alleged in his own mind has not a clue how he comes across. i have a feeling the democratic reaction very different to the story. rob: we got a glimpse of this
iran, iran is in trouble. so during that cabinet meeting drmeet meeting donald trump became the first president of the united states to endorse the 1979 soviet invasion of afghanistan. russia used to be the soviet union. afghanistan made it russia because they went bankrupt fighting in afghanistan, russia. the reason russia was in afghanistan was because terrorists were going into russia. they were right to be there. the problem is it was a tough fight and literally they went bankrupt. they went into being called russia again as opposed to the soviet union. you know, a lot of these places you re reading about now are no longer a part of russia because of afghanistan. and as tom nichols points out, at the time the soviet union diechbt argue thdn t even