"Your Cause is Just, and God is on your side!"

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"We know of their deep belief in God, and we are confident that their struggle will succeed." "That land over there is yours. You will go back to it one day, because your fight will prevail and you'll have your homes and your mosques back again, because your cause is right and God is on your side." 1979: U.S. National Security Adviser Brzezinski flew to Pakistan to set about rallying resistance. He wanted to arm the Mujahedin without revealing America's role. On the Afghan border near the Khyber Pass, he urged the Soldiers of God to redouble their efforts. (BEGIN VIDEO CLIP) BRZEZINSKI: We know of their deep belief in God, and we are confident that their struggle will succeed. That land over there is yours. You will go back to it one day, because your fight will prevail and you'll have your homes and your mosques back again, because your cause is right and God is on your side. (END VIDEO CLIP) BRZEZINSKI:The purpose of coordinating with the Pakistanis would be to make the Soviets bleed for as much and as long as is possible. https://transcripts.cnn.com/show/cp/date/2001-09-29/segment/00