in his defense, he could only fight the war in front of him.
and he did lobby for civilian assistance for the afghan's after the soviets left. i think hindsight should point toward the failure to remain engaged in afghanistan post-soviet withdrawal. that vacuum was eventually filled by the taliban.
i don't blame charlie wilson for that.
npr ran a story on him a few days ago where one of his former campaign aides was talking about how they always sweated the next charlie wilson sex scandal. his west texas district was solidly baptist and conservative.
he told them at the beginning of one campaign not to worry because he had finally met a good christian woman and he planned to marry her.
as soon as she graduated high school.
i like a guy that can make a joke at his own expense.
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