12/02/1983
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"The struggle in Afghanistan is of great strategic military importance."
"In the name of human freedom, we cannot, we must not, allow that to happen."
"The Soviet Union invaded that nation, 6 years of utter hell for the Afghan people."
"That certainly has changed, as the Afghan people, in their determination to defend their liberty, have added new chapters to the long anal of human courage in the face of tyranny."