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Wednesday, July 29, 2009

US reaches out to second tier of Taliban leaders

Me , I would rather see everyone of the Taliban get what they deserve , A hellfire Enima, ( Would settle for a bullet in the head too !), But I guess others that know better than me think differently .
Talking to the Taliban does not sound good in anyway , so for Gen McChrystal , I hope you are correct in your Assumption that you can talk these dickheads away from their controllers ! Good Luck ! But watch your Back ! Dawn.com
WASHINGTON: As part of a new strategy, the United States and its Nato allies in Afghanistan are trying to reach out to the second tier of the Taliban leadership, while continuing to use military force to tame or eliminate the hardcore.

Gen Stanley McChrystal, the new US commander in Afghanistan, provided some insight into the new strategy in an interview published on Wednesday.

Gen McChrystal, who has prepared a briefing paper for President Barack Obama on the situation in Afghanistan, disagreed with those who say that no dialogue with the Taliban was possible.

‘There is significant potential to go after what I would call mid- and low-level Taliban fighters and leaders and offer them re-integration into Afghanistan under the constitution,’ he said.

‘Most of the fighters we see in Afghanistan are Afghans, some with foreign cadre with them. But most we don’t see are deeply ideological or even politically motivated,’ he added. ‘Most are operating for pay; some are under a commander’s charismatic leadership; some are frustrated with local leaders.’

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