The Righteous Arrows
Speaker Brian J. Morra will talk about his latest book, The Righteous Arrows, that tells a very important story about how the Soviet War in Afghanistan laid the groundwork for the rise of militant Islam, including the Taliban and al Qaeda. It’s a tale of a war with unintended consequences for all the parties to the conflict. The Afghan War helped to topple the teetering Soviet Union, it created a founding myth for modern, radical Islam, and it imbued Washington with a sense of invincibility in the region. There are also parallels between the Soviet adventure in Afghanistan and Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Both countries were invaded when they began to lean away from Moscow. Both countries are considered by Moscow to be important buffer states. Subduing both countries proved far more difficult than leaders in Moscow predicted. Foreshadowing the global war on terror, former Air Force Intelligence officer Brian Morra illuminates the stubbornly persistent rivalry between the US and Russia in this heart-stopping story of international espionage and war.
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