In that light, read the statement of Brzezinski (the President&#x27;s National Security Advisor at that time) regarding the US support of Islamism in Afghanistan since 1979 (the same year the Islamic revolution happened in neighboring Iran):<p>&quot;Q: And neither do you regret having supported the Islamic [integrisme], having given arms and advice to future terrorists?<p>Brzezinski: What is most important to the history of the world? The Taliban or the collapse of the Soviet empire? Some stirred-up Moslems or the liberation of Central Europe and the end of the cold war?&quot;<p>Quite consistent.