re: #164 Talking Point Detective

I dunno. I think that partnering with misogynist, religiously fanatic, terrorists has not really worked out to well for us in the past.

I like the way that the military has adopted strategy to begin listening to the tribal leaders and learning how not to alienate the local Afghanis with arrogance and insensitivity, so I’m generally inclined to give the newer counter-insurgency tactics the benefit of the doubt. But partnering with the Taliban may be where I draw the line. As far as I’m concerned, eliminating the Taliban is really the only legitimate reason for us to be in Afghanistan.

Sounds like Pakistan.

We won’t be able to eliminate the Taliban or AQ. Won’t happen. Ever. This mission will fail.