In 1980 President Jimmy Carter ordered the United States to boycott the Moscow Olympics. Why did this occur?

Correct answer: Soviet troops were at war in Afghanistan.

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Player #4250921
Player #4250921
2gameORnot2game4mE, And in addition to that comment, consider where Bin Laden was captured. Hint: it wasn't Saudi Arabia.
Mary
Mary
POTUS Carter is now in the last days of his life. He did more after his presidency than during it and the country is the better for having had him in high office.
Player #62752956
Player #62752956
Player #4250921, I cant see the comment you are responding to, but BinLaden was killed in Pakistan.
MuscularForester9723
MuscularForester9723
the ride was fun
MuscularForester9723
MuscularForester9723
why do you think I was going to be a bit of a rough me
Player #3366575
Player #3366575
2gameORnot2game4mE, you would have thought people would have learned something about what ground war in Afghanistan is attrition.
Player #3084276
Player #3084276
Player #817902, Perhaps you were busy on 9-11-01...
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Uninitialized
Player #817902, lol, oh, the irony...