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by bogomipz 1395 days ago
So you put all of that on just a single person - Gorbachev?

How about Nur Muhammad Taraki and Hafizullah Amin, two Afghans? The Soviets only sent troops after multiple requests by Prime Minister Hafizullah Amin and President Nur Mohammad Taraki. Do they not share proportionate responsibility?

See:

https://nsarchive2.gwu.edu/NSAEBB/NSAEBB57/soviet2.html