Charlie Wilson on Afghanistan | Segment from Eyewitness Issues and Answers (1983)

[@birmingham102]

Guy was a genuine hero who wanted to help Afghan fight occupation and rebuild the country.

[@pointyfingers]

Imagine believing that.

[@pravlamb]

This guy wanted to ruin Afghanistan but we all know what eventually happened.

[@nohellbelowushk]

We NEED someone like Congressman Wilson today!

[@karelglasner2673]

That globalist 😂

[@docastrov9013]

Freedom fighters about to over run US embassy 😂

[@joewilson3575]

Terrorists have now beaten the remnants of the mujahadin (freedom fighters). Learn your history and stop memeing.

[@carlosrivas1629]

the northern alliance is picking up steam or so i heard?

[@joewilson3575]

@@carlosrivas1629 I wish it were true, I'd like to know ehre you heard that because I thought the talibs had pushed them out of the valley into the mountains.

[@karelglasner2673]

The old CIA "freedom fighters" 😂 their methods the same to this day

[@juanaboynkin1196]

Charlie was a party animal that knew his stuff when it came to foreign affairs. He worked very hard to hurt the Soviets anytime he could.

[@mendoza4789]

and the afghans turned around and schooled the us military 30 years later lol........ love it

[@ljt3084]

It took the Afghans years to push the Russians out. With America all they had to do in the end was wait for them to leave and as a bonus prize collect 300’000 small arms, 1000s of military vehicles, some helicopters and even a couple of fighter jets that the Afghan army neglected to fly to Tajikistan. Oh and the Nato forces even helped rehouse 100’000 non believers Afghani’s in their own countries and their tax payers pick up the bill, shortly before China moves in with nothing more than a handshake and a smile and begin rebuilding the Afghan economy in return for mineral rights. Never mind, 10 years from now American tourists will be able to drive through the kajaki mountains on a 6 lane Chinese built highway with an Afghan dude tour guide in fake Armani sunglasses telling stories of how the courageous Taliban fooled two superpowers into wasting Trillions and welcomed a third one who sold them Samsung TVs and electric cars without firing a shot.. Sort of like Vietnam does today really.

[@keyboarddancers7751]

You are right on the money!

[@9to5Drone]

Hm. I can see that.

[@chris93703]

Except it didn't have to end that way. It was the way we pulled out. Pulling out the soldiers first before everyone else and not giving the Afghans advance notice before pulling out was brilliant. Biden's own advisors told him to wait before pulling out but he wouldn't do it. That is why all of that military equipment was left behind.

[@tomasteply1956]

Funny thing is that a democrat from 80s talks very much like republican today.... Just where the world shifted to?

[@Laotzu.Goldbug]

Down the crapper

[@mrwoody1413]

It’s sad.. I hate seeing what that party is trying to do to this amazing country. There are so many uneducated people in my generation that have these crazy ideas and are completely naive to how the real world works and are being brainwashed. It’s disturbing and frightening

[@tomasteply1956]

@@mrwoody1413 yep, socialism is evil. I'm from Czech republic, we had communism here for 40 years. And 30 years after revolution we're still dealing with consequences.

[@losttwo704]

Truth.. It's a 'party'.. Title, status or whatever

[@carlosrivas1629]

@@tomasteply1956 yeah that sucks. still do not get along with Slovak i guess? or it was always two countries pretending to be one?

[@scotthimrod347]

This was how America trained Osama bin Laden.. 🤔

[@BobbyL80123]

lego hair was modeled from this dude.

[@bleacherz7503]

Amazing story

[@reneegiese6315]

Amazing outcome

[@Gehri_soch2.0]

@@reneegiese6315 a question was Asked to President Zia ul Haq of Pakistan of how in the world did the Afghans defeat the most powerful army in the world and he responded saying Charlie did it

[@reneegiese6315]

@@Gehri_soch2.0 Did you mean this Charlie Wilson?

[@Gehri_soch2.0]

@@reneegiese6315 yep

[@thomasdubose2519]

Charlie Wilson was a great person who did great things as a Congressman!

[@karlhans4116]

freedom fighter this aged well

[@joewilson3575]

Terrorists have now beaten the remnants of the mujahadin (freedom fighters). Learn your history and stop memeing.

[@DrLynch2009]

It did. The taliban where not a thing until 1994.

[@lucasrackley250]

Nobody can predict the future.

[@jakemf1]

@@lucasrackley250 sorry arming those freedoms fighter was risky and they knew it. Remember Binladin was one

[@pixelsandmagic]

Now it's sadly Ukraine's turn...with Poland being like Pakistan

[@charlynnwalker1641]

You took the words outta my mouth

[@TheStig505]

How about now?

[@sailordoc2818]

Pak Establishment loves characters like this

[@karelglasner2673]

As proper communists would 😂

[@Warrior-mx7se]

I know there is a big change it but still Afghan nation doesn’t go with Russia. America need to take care of Afghanistan first. And I’ve gotta believe American diplomacy.

[@sitarsitardu2599]

True criminal

[@Gehri_soch2.0]

How is he a criminal?

[@godzillaeatsushi4979]

@@Gehri_soch2.0 he a Russian guy of course he going to say that.

[@dannygherzgiher8430]

@@godzillaeatsushi4979 Indian. India support the Afghan Communists during the 1980s. So naturally they don’t like the Mujahadeen

[@faisalalbalushi4737]

Best Man

[@aaronramsonwhite]

We’ll see…

[@supernerd4677]

Charlie Wilson was the liberal/Democratic equivalent of Ronald Reagan. An American hero that more people should know about. (If he were active in politics today, he probably wouldn’t be a Democrat.)

[@kichigan1]

He wouldn't be a friend of Putin, I can tell you that.

[@jamescurran6277]

​@@kichigan1 wouldn't be a fan of Ukraine either.

[@jakemf1]

Nice try no

[@jakemf1]

@@jamescurran6277 false equivalency

[@SHIVAMYadav-pw5uz]

Now I don't feel any remorse for 9/11

[@neojohn9335]

yea this a sad topic since the US did WAY worse in afgan , 20 years of lost money and no success.

[@Balt21Raven]

Sometimes it's better just to stay out of it.

[@sdufg]

nothing better in america then a texas democrat.

[@208flatheads3]

Hes definitely wouldn't be an today's dem thats for sure..

[@karelglasner2673]

Nothing WORSE 😂

[@christianmadsen7997]

2:54🙄🤔😳 Military secret

[@thegoodthebadandtheugly579]

If the answer isn’t “no” then it is definitely a “yes”, no matter whether he hid it under “maybe”, “I don’t know”, “it’s a military secret” or “I can’t speak to that” or other such..

[@spicypeanut7645]

Helped create the Taliban lol

[@johnpieratt1474]

NO he didn't. That was done at a later time.

[@godzillaeatsushi4979]

This guy should been president of United States. He is amazing

[@guilles1933]

You on drugs?

[@ljt3084]

@@guilles1933 If he/she is, it’s not the right drugs..

[@acajudi100]

I read the book on C. Wilson, and he was very open in the way he lived his life.

[@waregraham8335]

Indeed; you could have done a lot worse

[@E9oK9kMaV]

i highly doubt he'd ever wanted to be though. not the kind of lifestyle he enjoyed living. also as you can see you can get more stuff done as a senator or representative compared to being president. i don't know why anyone would ever want to be president. besides the prestige of the title everything else about it sucks.

[@muhammadaliumer532]

Remember the name Zia Ul Haq 👑❤️

[@anjaldutta3663]

Yes..Paid killer of Palestinians on black September

[@AbdulKhader-786]

Mard e Momin