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Originally Posted by Devils'Advocate
Well, pragmatism is a judgement call. "Negotiating with the Taliban" seems far less ridiculous to one who judges that the resources needed to obliterate the evil is less than the resources needed to negotiate a settlement.
Transplant: "Affiliated with" and being listed directly as a terrorist group are two different things. The Taliban are not recognized as a terrorist organization by Canada, the United States or any other industrialized nation.
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What exactly would you be negotiating with with the Taliban? Stop the fighting? We want to stop, they don't. Peace, tranquiility, love thy neighbour? Sounds good to me but they don't want that either.
Waristan and the Red Mosque is a great example of what you get when you negotiate (surrender ; which is the only thing they accept) with the Taliban.
North Korea is a whole different ball of wax. Right to negotiate them? Nah. We just have to and there IS some actual middle ground we can come to with them. We don't want him to have nukes and he is willing to give it up
if we bribe him.
If you think we should just remove him.....you cross that boarder first. I'll be right behind you. Honest.
