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The US has regularly supported foreign groups/individuals that ended up actively fighting against US troops in future conflicts (Ho Chi Minh, Saddam, Bin Laden). Was the potential for blowback seriously considered when making intervention decisions? In retrospect, was our intervention worth it?

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