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mmoosslast Wednesday at 8:33 PM1 replyview on HN

> Sadam, Bin Ladin, and others were all originally our allies that we betrayed.

They were not allies, or not at all in the same sense. They were people the US did business with because of a common enemy, and then stopped doing business with when the situation changed. I don't think Saddam or Bin Laden thought for a moment that they were allies of the US, like Denmark and Japan are.


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tsunamifurylast Thursday at 3:41 PM

So you … agree? But are so set on disagreeing you frame it that way? Do you even listen to yourself?