Now Barack Obama Sending Olive Branches To More Terrorists: "Taleban can be involved in Afghanistan future"

I thought we were there to kill and eliminate the Taliban, not play freaking footsies with them and add them to the Obama Official Terrorist's No pre-condition list, especially on the 8 year anniversary of the war's  beginning yesterday.

Now all of a sudden these people make good negotiating partners with the United States and it's allies after 800 dead and tens of thousands of wounded warriors?

Holy Cow Man.....Something tells me this is what is going through Barack Obama's mind more and more as this thing crumbles.....

 Times Online: "President Obama is prepared to accept some Taleban involvement in Afghanistan’s political future and is unlikely to favour a large influx of new US troops being demanded by his ground commander, a senior official said tonight.

Mr Obama appears to have been swayed in recent days by arguments from some advisers, led by Vice-President Joe Biden, that the Taleban do not pose a direct threat to the US and that there should be greater focus on tackling al-Qaeda inside Pakistan.

The official, speaking anonymously to the press about Mr Obama’s internal discussions – a tactic that is causing dismay among some senior military officials – said the president’s final decision on his war strategy and troop levels is still at least two weeks away.

Yet if Mr Obama fails to dispatch at least a significant number of the 40,000 troops requested by General Stanley McChystal, he will have ignored the wishes of his own ground commander and will face fierce attacks from Republicans back home." continued

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• US 'needs time' on Afghan troops (news.bbc.co.uk)
• Peter Goodspeed: It's gut check time for Obama on Afghanistan (nationalpost.com)

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