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US Talking to Taliban
By Micah Halpern

Monday June 20, 2011

I've Been Thinking:

President Hamid Karazai of Afghan went public announcing that both his government and the United States have negotiated with the Taliban.
And yesterday US Secretary of Defense Robert Gates confirmed the announcement.

I can see the downside of talking to the Taliban. But what is the upside?

The promise is peace.

The objective is to stop the fighting between the Taliban and the Afghans and the United States.

The reality is that it is highly unlikely that an agreement can be negotiated between the Taliban and the US and the Afghans. The sides are too far apart. Even Gates in his comments said that the Taliban will only respond to military force.

But sometimes, even in politics and diplomacy, it's the effort that counts.

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