Congressman Charlie Wilson convicted of Cocaine possession?

Our favorite hero Congressman Charles Wilson from Charlie Wilson war. He had a drug problem in 1970s and 1980s and almost lost his seat in Congress do to a drug scandale and several other Scandals. Wilson had the pivotal role in getting the financial aid for Afghan Mujahadin in 1980s which according to Charlie Wilson War lead to the defeat of the Red Army in Afghanistan.
So with no Charlie Wilson to champion the cause of the Mujahadin would someone replace Chalie is the Mujahadins benefactor? If not would the removal of Wilson allow the USSR to eventually defeat the Mujahadin by 1989?
 
I hope your using Hero sarcastically.

Anyway the CIA would have increased the budget anyway,the movies a bit of fairytale.
 
Arming Religious Fanatics is anything but Heroic, and I really don't believe that Charlie Wilson was really that responsible for the funding anyway.
 
Read the book and you see that Charlie had a rather important role in the matter. The CIA wanted to increase funding but a congressman willing to let the CIA go wild after Contra was hard to find at the time. Wilson organize senate trips, and did much to push the idea of the noble Holy Warrior.

Now as for getting busted the issue is how? The guy was sleazy but he had an odd ability to avoid trouble. A more realisitc event is him getting arrested for a DUI, which almost occured. This was before he had the bulk of the congressional committee on his side.
 
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