 Complete the following phrase:  In March 1979, Andropov and the Politburo initially opposed their subsequent decision to intervene militarily in Afghanistan. Among their concerns were that the international community would blame the USSR for its aggression and that it would derail the upcoming SALT II negotiation meeting with President Carter. However, Andropovs stance changed after the assassination of Nur Muhammad Taraki and the seizure of power by Hafizullah Amin. Andropov became convinced that the CIA had recruited Amin to create a pro-Western expansionist New Great Ottoman Empire which would attempt to dominate Soviet Central Asia. Andropovs bottom line: under no circumstances can we lose Afghanistan, led him and the Politburo to 