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agonist.org - 11/26/2008
What Would Talking with the Taliban Look Like?
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Let's review the list of people who have supported, implicitly or explicitly, the idea of talking to the Taliban: British military commander Brig Mark Carleton-Smith , who recently returned to the UK after completing a six-month tour in southern Afghanistan. Defense Secretary Robert Gates . ...
openleft.com - 11/25/2008
The Debate Over Gates
— openleft.com — The most important appointment decision Obama will make during the transition, bar none, is who becomes, or... remains, Secretary of Defense. As I have noted in the past , the Department of Defense oversees the expenditure of 52% of all discretionary ... (more) The Debate Over Gates

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topics.nytimes.com - 11/25/2008
James L. Jones News - The New York Times
— topics.nytimes.com — Gen. James L. Jones, a former commander of all NATO forces, is being considered for a number... of top foreign policy jobs in the Obama administration: secretary of state, secretary of defense or national security adviser. General Jones combines a ... (more) James L. Jones News - The New York Times

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Pakistani Taliban hit NATO convoys for third consecutive day
longwarjournal.org - 12/2/2008
Pakistani Taliban hit NATO convoys for third consecutive day
— longwarjournal.org — Baitullah Mehsud's Taliban pose in front of a captured US Humvee after hijacking a supply column on... Nov. 10. Baitullah's Taliban flag is draped over the hood. Photo from AFP. The Taliban have hit NATO’s precarious supply line ... (more) Pakistani Taliban hit NATO convoys for third consecutive day

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Politics on HuffingtonPost.com:  Stephen C. Rose: Why George W. Bush Made Me Sick Yesterday

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Stephen C. Rose: Why George W. Bush Made Me Sick Yesterday
Politics on HuffingtonPost.com — ... He will deal directly with the Taliban. This incidentally would be about his only way to get to Bin Laden. The Taliban are priest-motivated juvenile delinquents moving toward Hells Angel's venerability. They implement nasty things that penalize women and girls just for being. They are not poplular with the Afghans. Bin Laden for some form of amnesty, versus a take out effort by a resolute and unified force. See the Agonist's thoughtful analysis of talking to the Taliban. SOURCE 3. He will present this to us not as anything other than a ...

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