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  Of course we do have to be selective and in doing so have not always got it right, added to which sometimes 'unnatural' alliances need to be formed to fight the greater evil we are facing at a particular time. World War 2 and our help to the USSR being one example and our helping the Afghan resistance against Russia being another. On that point of course, not all the rebels that we supplied and helped were the Taliban, who largely come from the South of the country, we did help other groups as well that are represented in the Afghan government that we are there supporting now.
  
  Peter - we have fought and won 'asymmetrical' campaigns before using a hearts and minds strategy combined with military force. The Mayasia troubles for instance showed the Americans how it should have been done in Vietnam.

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