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Charlie Did It

Former Representative Charlie Wilson convinced Congress to arm Afghan freedom fighters battling the Soviets in the 1980s. Now he tells Mike Wallace that the U.S. failed to provide enough aid when the Russians pulled out, setting the stage for the Taliban's rise to power.
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