Former President Jimmy Carter

1979 Jimmy Carter began to aid the Mujahadeen in Afghanistan 6 months before the Soviet invasion. Soviets justified their intervention in Afghanistan by asserting that they intended to fight against a secret involvement of the United States.  This has been hidden from the American people until ex-National Security Chief for President Jimmy Carter, Zbigniew Brzenzinski, admitted as much in an interview in 'Le Nouvel Observateur' (France), Jan. 15-21, 1996. Brzezinski: "According to the official version of history, CIA aid to the Mujahadeen began during 1980, that is to say, after the Soviet army invaded Afghanistan, 24 Dec 1979. But the reality, secretly guarded until now, is completely otherwise: Indeed, it was July 3, 1979 that President Carter signed the first directive for secret aid to the opponents of the pro-Soviet regime in Kabul. And that very day, I wrote a note to the president in which I explained to him that in my opinion this aid was going to induce a Soviet military intervention." Jimmy Carter started the war in Afghanistan that made Osama bin Laden's reputation.  Hey, I have an idea.  Let's give President Carter another Noble Prize for it.