US general in Afghanistan suggests Russia arming the Taliban

We used to arm the Taliban to fight the Russians (Rambo III). Ever get the idea you are being played

CPT Aaron Kletzing – Great post! Nevertheless, as SSG Ben Woart suggests, Russia's done nothing the U.S. hasn't (Carpenter, 2002; Mtholyoke.edu, n.d.). Sounds like our Resolute Support (RS) Commander, General Nicholson, is beating the rhetorical war drums (French, 2017; Paul, 2012; Pellerin, 2017) to incite American support for both the U.S. counterterrorism mission, called Operation Freedom's Sentinel, and the NATO train, advise and assist mission, called Operation Resolute Support.

Carpenter, T.G. (2002, Aug. 2). How Washington Funded the Taliban. Retrieved from https://www.cato.org/publications/commentary/how-washington-funded-taliban

French, D. (2017, Apr. 6). Be Very Careful About Beating the War Drums in Syria: Russia's involvement in the conflict raises the stakes of any U.S. action. Retrieved from http://www.nationalreview.com/article/446504/syria-gas-attack-us-response-military-russia-isis-obama

Mtholyoke.edu. (n.d.). Origins of the Taliban. Retrieved April 24, 2017 from https://www.mtholyoke.edu/~amjad20s/classweb2/page2.html

Paul, R. (2012, Jun. 4). Ron Paul on Washington's War Drums for Syria. Retrieved from http://www.marketoracle.co.uk/Article34986.html

Pellerin, C. (2017, Feb. 2017). Resolute Support Commander: More Troops Needed to Break Afghan ‘Stalemate’. Retrieved from https://www.defense.gov/News/Article/Article/1078377/resolute-support-commander-more-troops-needed-to-break-afghan-stalemate/

It would make sense. Putin wants payback for the US backing the mujahadeen during the Soviet occupation in the 80s.