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conversations.value: Give me a plot for a book about Charlie, Soviet, Afghanistan entitled Charlie Wilson's War.
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conversations.value: Charlie Wilson's War: In 1980, Congressman Charlie Wilson is more interested in partying than legislating, frequently throwing huge galas and staffing his congressional office with young, attractive women.\nHis social life eventually brings about a federal investigation into allegations of his cocaine use, conducted by federal prosecutor Rudy Giuliani as part of a larger investigation into congressional misconduct.\nThe investigation results in no charge against Charlie.\nA friend and romantic interest, Joanne Herring, encourages Charlie to do more to help the Afghan people, and persuades Charlie to visit the Pakistani leadership.\nThe Pakistanis complain about the inadequate support of theS.\nto oppose the Soviet Union, and they insist that Charlie visit a major Pakistan-based Afghan refugee camp.\nCharlie is deeply moved by their misery and determination to fight, but is frustrated by the regional CIA personnel's insistence on a low key approach against the Soviet occupation of Afghanistan.\nCharlie returns home to lead an effort to substantially increase funding to the mujahideen.\nAs part of this effort, Charlie befriends maverick CIA operative Gust Avrakotos and his understaffed Afghanistan group to find a better strategy, especially including a means to counter the Soviets' formidable Mi-24 helicopter gunship.\nThis group was composed in part of members of the CIA's Special Activities Division, including a young paramilitary officer named Michael Vickers.\nAs a result, Charlie's deft political bargaining for the necessary funding and Avrakotos' careful planning using those resources, such as supplying the guerrillas with FIM-92 Stinger missile launchers, turns the Soviet occupation into a deadly quagmire with their heavy fighting vehicles being destroyed at a crippling rate.\nThe CIA's anti-communism budget evolves from $5 million to over $500 million (with the same amount matched by Saudi Arabia), startling several congressmen.\nThis effort by Charlie ultimately evolves into a major portion of theS.\nforeign policy known as the Reagan Doctrine, under which theS.\nexpanded assistance beyond just the mujahideen and began also supporting other anti-communist resistance movements around the world.\nCharlie states that senior Pentagon official Michael Pillsbury persuaded President Ronald Reagan to provide the Stingers to the Afghans.\nCharlie follows Gust's guidance to seek support for post-Soviet occupation Afghanistan, but finds no enthusiasm in the government for even the modest measures he proposes.\nIn the end, Charlie receives a major commendation for his support of theS.\nclandestine services, but his pride is tempered by his fears of the blowback his secret efforts could yield in the future and the implications ofS.\ndisengagement from Afghanistan.
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conversations.value: Charlie Wilson's War: In 1980, Congressman Charlie Wilson is more interested in partying than legislating, frequently throwing huge galas and staffing his congressional office with young, attractive women.\nHis social life eventually brings about a federal investigation into allegations of his cocaine use, conducted by federal prosecutor Rudy Giuliani as part of a larger investigation into congressional misconduct.\nThe investigation results in no charge against Charlie.\nA friend and romantic interest, Joanne Herring, encourages Charlie to do more to help the Afghan people, and persuades Charlie to visit the Pakistani leadership.\nThe Pakistanis complain about the inadequate support of theS.\nto oppose the Soviet Union, and they insist that Charlie visit a major Pakistan-based Afghan refugee camp.\nCharlie is deeply moved by their misery and determination to fight, but is frustrated by the regional CIA personnel's insistence on a low key approach against the Soviet occupation of Afghanistan.\nCharlie returns home to lead an effort to substantially increase funding to the mujahideen.\nAs part of this effort, Charlie befriends maverick CIA operative Gust Avrakotos and his understaffed Afghanistan group to find a better strategy, especially including a means to counter the Soviets' formidable Mi-24 helicopter gunship.\nThis group was composed in part of members of the CIA's Special Activities Division, including a young paramilitary officer named Michael Vickers.\nAs a result, Charlie's deft political bargaining for the necessary funding and Avrakotos' careful planning using those resources, such as supplying the guerrillas with FIM-92 Stinger missile launchers, turns the Soviet occupation into a deadly quagmire with their heavy fighting vehicles being destroyed at a crippling rate.\nThe CIA's anti-communism budget evolves from $5 million to over $500 million (with the same amount matched by Saudi Arabia), startling several congressmen.\nThis effort by Charlie ultimately evolves into a major portion of theS.\nforeign policy known as the Reagan Doctrine, under which theS.\nexpanded assistance beyond just the mujahideen and began also supporting other anti-communist resistance movements around the world.\nCharlie states that senior Pentagon official Michael Pillsbury persuaded President Ronald Reagan to provide the Stingers to the Afghans.\nCharlie follows Gust's guidance to seek support for post-Soviet occupation Afghanistan, but finds no enthusiasm in the government for even the modest measures he proposes.\nIn the end, Charlie receives a major commendation for his support of theS.\nclandestine services, but his pride is tempered by his fears of the blowback his secret efforts could yield in the future and the implications ofS.
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conversations.value: Give me the first paragraph for this book.
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conversations.value: Charlie Wilson's War
  Brydon had been part of the proud British Indian army that had marched into Kabul with their fine uniforms and lethal weapons to install their own king. After more than a year of being hacked away by snipers and attackers, the British realized they had no choice but to withdraw. They thought they had negotiated an agreement of safe passage for their troops and dependents. Dr. Brydon's good fortune is assumed to be the consequence of an old tactic of Muslim warfare: to leave behind one man to tell the tale. And so the doctor carried the message that would echo down through the centuries—of the fate that awaits any future enemy of the faith.
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conversations.value: Add another sentence about cutting, destroying.
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conversations.value: Charlie Wilson's War
  Brydon had been part of the proud British Indian army that had marched into Kabul with their fine uniforms and lethal weapons to install their own king. After more than a year of being hacked away by snipers and attackers, the British realized they had no choice but to withdraw. They thought they had negotiated an agreement of safe passage for their troops and dependents. But from the first day of retreat, the mountain men began to take their revenge, cutting off sections of the column, destroying the infidels one by one, as often as possible in the most horrible manner. Dr. Brydon's good fortune is assumed to be the consequence of an old tactic of Muslim warfare: to leave behind one man to tell the tale. And so the doctor carried the message that would echo down through the centuries—of the fate that awaits any future enemy of the faith.
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conversations.value: Give me two more paragraphs.
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conversations.value: At the Pakistan embassy over dinner, former national security adviser Zbigniew Brzezinski confronted Steve Solarz with a question: "Steve, what are your objectives in cutting off aid to Pakistan? Because if you do, I foresee the following things happening: one, the Afghan resistance collapsing and the Soviets triumphing; two, the present government in Pakistan will disappear; and three, you'll have an anti-American government in Pakistan in possession of the bomb. Is that what you want?"
  But for Solarz and fellow Democrats dedicated to nuclear nonproliferation, the issue had gone beyond debate. A law had been violated and a Muslim dictator was thumbing his nose at America. Solarz summoned the CIA to closed hearings and expressed outrage at what he saw as a pattern of gross violations by Pakistan. A brilliant young CIA analyst delivered devastating testimony at these hearings, which Wilson attended simply "to try to intimidate Steve a bit." Lurking behind Wilson's presence was always the threat of retaliation against India. But none of that mattered with the Pervez outrage.
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conversations.value: Give me the last four paragraphs.
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conversations.value: Avrakotos's relations with, Ref 1, Ref 2, Ref 3, Ref 4, Ref 5, Ref 6, Ref 7, Ref 8, Ref 9, Ref 10, Ref 11, Ref 12, Ref 13
  Afghan war compared with, Ref 1, Ref 2, Ref 3, Ref 4, Ref 5, Ref 6, Ref 7, Ref 8, Ref 9, Ref 10, Ref 11, Ref 12, Ref 13
  Zia ul-Haq, Mohammed, Ref 1, Ref 2, Ref 3, Ref 4, Ref 5, Ref 6, Ref 7, Ref 8, Ref 9, Ref 10, Ref 11, Ref 12, Ref 13, Ref 14, Ref 15. See also Herring
  Wilson's relations with, Ref 1, Ref 2, Ref 3, Ref 4, Ref 5, Ref 6, Ref 7, Ref 8, Ref 9, Ref 10, Ref 11, Ref 12, Ref 13, Ref 14, Ref 15, Ref 16, Ref 17, Ref 18, Ref 19, Ref 20, Ref 21, Ref 22, Ref 23, Ref 24, Ref 25, Ref 26