" like we did the mujahideen in Afghanistan, you mean, Ron? That worked out a real treat."

Well to put things into perspective here Greg F:

The following put money in the kitty:

USA - 40%
KSA - 40%
UAE - 10%
Pakistan - 10%

All the money went to Pakistan, and it was the Pakistani Government, The Pakistani Army and the Pakistani Intelligence Services who bought the weapons and it was they who decided who got what in terms of money and weaponry - Strictly NOT the USA, or any other foreign power, at President Zia of Pakistan's adamant and total insistence.

So no the USA did not arm the Mujahideen they contributed the minor portion towards it.

Note: All the above is a simple matter of record, all well documented

It did work out rather well in the end though as it was the Mujahideen thus armed who booted out first the Soviets (February 1989), then PDPA President Mohammad Najibullah's Communist Government (April 1992) and then formed themselves into the Northern Alliance who fought against the Taliban and kicked them out of power in 2001.

Between July 2002 and October 2003 the Northern Alliance agreed to disarm their militias as the groundwork was done by UNAMA & ISAF to set about forming and training up the ANSF, who are currently responsible for security and law enforcement inside Afghanistan.

Those anti-government forces operating inside Afghanistan today financed and backed by Pakistan's Army and ISI?

1: Gulbuddin Hekmatyar since 1975
2: Mullah Mohammad Omar and his Taliban since 1994
3: Jalaludin Haqqani since 1982

The groups mentioned above "commanded" (from in hiding inside Pakistan) are currently responsible for 80+% of all civilian casualties in Afghanistan.