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In what way did arming the Mujahideen with Stingers bite us in the ass


Some of them got used to shoot down our own planes, no?


I've never heard of that happening


We don't always know what shot down a given aircraft, and one black-market MANPADS is much like another for most purposes, but from a search around at least one Chinook shot down in Afghanistan was thought to be by a Stinger left over from those days. Also spending a fair bit on a buyback program seems like an indication of regret.




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