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twomp
07-26-2018, 02:16 PM
KABUL, Afghanistan — The Trump administration has told its top diplomats to seek direct talks with the Taliban, a significant shift in American policy in Afghanistan, done in the hope of jump-starting negotiations to end the 17-year war.

The Taliban have long said they will first discuss peace only with the Americans, who toppled their regime in Afghanistan in 2001. But the United States has mostly insisted that the Afghan government must take part.

The recent strategy shift, which was confirmed by several senior American and Afghan officials, is intended to bring those two positions closer and lead to broader, formal negotiations to end the long war.

https://www.nytimes.com/2018/07/15/world/asia/afghanistan-taliban-direct-negotiations.html

phill4paul
07-26-2018, 02:19 PM
Isn't it treason to talk with enemies these days?

Zippyjuan
07-26-2018, 02:27 PM
Might as well- the military solution hasn't worked in 17 years.

Swordsmyth
07-26-2018, 03:08 PM
Rand needs to remind Trump that they asked to talk to him.

TheTexan
07-26-2018, 03:23 PM
Trump should set up a meeting with them and then cancel it, to show them who's boss.

RonZeplin
07-26-2018, 03:31 PM
The Trump diplomats should wear White Helmets so that it's easier for everyone to identify al Qaeda/ISIS.

https://truthandsatire.files.wordpress.com/2017/04/aq-3b.jpg?w=620

Zippyjuan
07-26-2018, 03:34 PM
Trump should set up a meeting with them and then cancel it, to show them who's boss.

Nah- his style is to go to the meeting- get his picture taken, change nothing, declare victory and leave.

dannno
07-26-2018, 04:01 PM
Nah- his style is to go to the meeting- get his picture taken, change nothing, declare victory and leave.

More like save the world then get attacked by the psychopathic msm.

RonZeplin
07-26-2018, 04:30 PM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sQKoyJ8KRh4

oyarde
07-26-2018, 04:35 PM
Rand needs to remind Trump that they asked to talk to him.

That is who needs to be sent . If he needs me for security I can clear my schedule in Aug . :)