Originally posted by qtiger
They were still a terrorist organization, the difference is we weren't the objects of the terrorism. Which is really the dividing line for "good" terrorists and "bad" terrorists in classic American thinking.
What terrorist acts did Osama Bin Laden and the Mujahadeen commit when we were funding and supporting them during the Russian invasion of Afghanistan in the 80's? Al Quaida did not become a terrorist organization until Saudi Arabia was threatened by Iraq in the early 90's, Osama Bin Laden offered the help of his Mujahadeen in Afghanistan and was turned down for a UN coalition led by the US.