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2006-09-19 Afghanistan
US advised to seek political accommodation with Taliban
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Posted by Fred 2006-09-19 00:00|| || Front Page|| [11129 views since 2007-05-07]  Top

#1 Dear Greg:

"Accomodations will be possible when the Taliban decide to fast forward to mdern civilization. Until then, FOAD."

Love and Kisses,
Uncle Sam
Posted by USN,Ret 2006-09-19 00:19||   2006-09-19 00:19|| Front Page Top

#2 How about we kill a few lot more first, huh? Just on G.P.
Posted by Fleash Greaper4919 2006-09-19 00:24||   2006-09-19 00:24|| Front Page Top

#3 Remember 9/11 you dumb piece of dog shit? No, hell No, never.
Posted by Sock Puppet of Doom 2006-09-19 01:08|| www.sockpuppetofdoom.com]">[www.sockpuppetofdoom.com]  2006-09-19 01:08|| Front Page Top

#4 The unstated premise is that most Pashtun's support the Taliban. When they are shown to be the weak horse, Pashtun support will decline. That point clearly hasn't been reached yet.
Posted by phil_b 2006-09-19 03:19||   2006-09-19 03:19|| Front Page Top

#5 Dear Greg,

Bite my crank. Twice.

Love & Kisses,
Posted by Zenster 2006-09-19 03:57||   2006-09-19 03:57|| Front Page Top

#6 To describe the anti-coalition forces in Afghanistan as a single entity was to ignore their important differences, which can only “hamper our ability to negotiate”, he said.

See, here's the problem. Greg thinks we're there to negotiate -- we're not. We're there to kill as many Taliban as we can.
Posted by Robert Crawford">Robert Crawford  2006-09-19 05:27|| http://www.kloognome.com/]">[http://www.kloognome.com/]  2006-09-19 05:27|| Front Page Top

#7 Better red than dead, eh, Greg?
Posted by anonymous2u 2006-09-19 10:06||   2006-09-19 10:06|| Front Page Top

#8 The problem is the writer does NOT understand the fundamentalists.

The ONLY avialble positions for any non-Islamic opponent, in the view of the Talib, is either footstool (subservience/dhimmitude) or rug (you die and they take your stuff).

These are not typical marxist or drug-lord rebels, these rre peopel on a mission from God (in thier minds). They consider death a reward, not something to be avoided. There is no negotiation.

Thats the big problem with liberals, left and others on that side, like the writer: they are NOT people of faith, so they have no concept of how faith can drive a person's life, for better or worse. And in the case of Islamic fundamentalists, it is far worse -they have distorted and warped things to where only violence is preached.

We are not trying to contain Stalin, we are fighting something as elemental as fire.

The only way to beat it is to extinguish it.
Posted by Oldspook 2006-09-19 10:20||   2006-09-19 10:20|| Front Page Top

#9 LOL, OS. You always candy-coat stuff, LOL.

WORD. *applause*
Posted by flyover 2006-09-19 10:34||   2006-09-19 10:34|| Front Page Top

#10 Sure. Send "Special Adviser" Greg in to talk to them. All by himself.
Don't worry, Greg, they'll listen to you. And if they don't, I'm sure we'll see the video...
Posted by tu3031 2006-09-19 11:44||   2006-09-19 11:44|| Front Page Top

#11 Dear Greg,

If I were God for a day, one of my first acts would be to take you back to 9/11, and tie you to the mast on WTC Tower one just before it collapsed.

Nuttin but love for ya,

Mcse-god for a day-geek1
Posted by mcsegeek1 2006-09-19 12:47||   2006-09-19 12:47|| Front Page Top

#12 And not by Shimon Peres.
Posted by Yasser 2006-09-19 12:58||   2006-09-19 12:58|| Front Page Top

#13 I had to extract and quote your comment at my website, Oldspook.

like the writer: they are NOT people of faith, so they have no concept of how faith can drive a person's life, for better or worse.

What flyover said: Word. Not only word, but illumination as well. My thanks.
Posted by Ptah">Ptah  2006-09-19 14:35|| http://www.crusaderwarcollege.org]">[http://www.crusaderwarcollege.org]  2006-09-19 14:35|| Front Page Top

#14 Negotiations are for people of goodwill and reasonableness. The Taliban have neither. You issue ultimatums and then immediately follow up with decisive action appropriate to achieve your goals. THAT is how you negotiate with the likes of the Taliban, et al. What has Greg Mills been smoking or ingesting?
Posted by Alaska Paul">Alaska Paul  2006-09-19 15:11||   2006-09-19 15:11|| Front Page Top

#15 Greg Mills appears to be one of those State Department bureaucrats that believes everything can be solved through negotiation, and war is not an option. He should be sent to southern Lebanon to carry an Israeli flag in the next Hezbollah parade. He might learn something. Probably be too late, though...
Posted by Old Patriot">Old Patriot  2006-09-19 16:51|| http://oldpatriot.blogspot.com/]">[http://oldpatriot.blogspot.com/]  2006-09-19 16:51|| Front Page Top

#16 With the Taleban, nothing but the Korben Dallas School of Negotiating™ will work.

KORBEN: Mind if I go? I'm an excellent negotiator.

COP 1: Uh... Sure, go ahead.

Korben gets ready.

COP 1: We're sending someone in who's authorized to negotiate.

[INTERIOR OF POLICE STATION]

Korben walks quickly into the room, heads straight for Akanit, raises his gun and puts a bullet through his head.

KORBEN: Anyone else want to negotiate?

COP 2: (to another Cop) Where'd he learn to negotiate like that?
Posted by Zenster 2006-09-19 16:54||   2006-09-19 16:54|| Front Page Top

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