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2009-03-07 India-Pakistan

Obama mulls reaching out to moderate Taliban

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Posted by john frum 2009-03-07 18:35|| || Front Page|| [11 views ] Top

#1 "moderate taliban" makes as much sense at "competent Obama"

Posted by Barbara Skolaut">Barbara Skolaut 2009-03-07 18:38|| 2009-03-07 18:38|| Front Page Top

#2 I'd suggest sending Michelle over to negotiate

Posted by Frank G 2009-03-07 18:47|| 2009-03-07 18:47|| Front Page Top

#3 That would be one way to get her horse face behind a burkha, Frank....

Posted by Barbara Skolaut">Barbara Skolaut 2009-03-07 19:31|| 2009-03-07 19:31|| Front Page Top

#4 Heck, just send Shrillary. She is supposed to be our chief negotiator.
I wonder what the reset button she gives them would say?

Posted by Rambler in Virginia">Rambler in Virginia 2009-03-07 19:37|| 2009-03-07 19:37|| Front Page Top

#5 Klingon, Barb. See: "Lt. Worf"

Posted by Frank G 2009-03-07 19:57|| 2009-03-07 19:57|| Front Page Top

#6 On a more serious note .... WTF?

I'm not so sure about Bambi's Iraq reference, either. While enough happened that some small example of everything probably happened, "Islamic fundamentalist" Iraqis were not the key swing actors.

Splitting your enemy and sowing distrust are always called for, but ....

In A'stan, the innate lack of resolve or interest of Bambi and his ilk may actually help lead to a non-catastrophic outcome, if we keep our sights low, very low. Then again, lack of resolve is by far the most important flaw they bring to the game (even the clearest-eyed and gutsiest CINC since Truman, Dubya, managed to convey lack of resolve to most players in Iraq for a few years before snapping out of it).

Posted by Verlaine 2009-03-07 20:38|| 2009-03-07 20:38|| Front Page Top

#7 lets just give them obama, it's a win win situtation

Posted by rabid whitetail 2009-03-07 20:40|| 2009-03-07 20:40|| Front Page Top

#8 Heck, just send Shrillary. She is supposed to be our chief negotiator.

The negotiating is now done by Obama's people; the SecState is being reduced to the server of broad-policy-on-a-stick and Chief Hand-Shaker.

Posted by Pappy 2009-03-07 22:03|| 2009-03-07 22:03|| Front Page Top

#9 I'll ape Mickey Kaus here. "Obama's not as bad as Carter. He's worse!"

Posted by Raj 2009-03-07 22:25|| 2009-03-07 22:25|| Front Page Top

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