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actually i found that soviet union provided good deal of aid to middle eastern countries, and most arab states liek and respect russia, so a military alliance isnt all that far fetched, really the only midle eastern country they arent on good terms with is saudi arabia
Really, so what did Osama start his original jihad for?
Any aid that russia supplied was simply to cause instability in the region so that they would be able to control it more easily