Gyrenaica wrote:Cabana wrote:Zaire already was backed by the west and had a large support base.
Well a democratic government that doesn't ask for soviet assistance would be backed much more. Seriously.
Mobutu caused the Congo crisis because he didn't go to his western supporters, but to the soviets. That scared america shitless.
This is a completely different Congo Crisis and you're massively incorrect about that. Lumumba asked the Russians for help.





