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[–] nonailsleft@lemm.ee 5 points 2 years ago (2 children)

Like Iran

[–] Grayox@lemmy.ml 3 points 2 years ago

I was more referring to the Mujahideen in Afghanistan that the USA backed against the Soviets there. In Iran the USA backed the Shah, which was over thrown by the Islamic Revolutionary Front in 1979.

[–] Kleinbonum@feddit.de 3 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Counterpoint: the Ba'athists in Iraq were also heavily backed by America, even though they were pan-Arab Socialists.

[–] nonailsleft@lemm.ee 1 points 2 years ago (1 children)

...that were willing to start a war with leaning-towards-Russia Iran

[–] Kleinbonum@feddit.de 2 points 2 years ago

The fact remains that America was supporting a socialist regime in a war against a theocracy - which really contradicts the claim made above that America was always supporting theocracies against left leaning regimes.