Taliban to have an office.

[DesiPower]

The Afghan Taliban said Tuesday they have reached a preliminary agreement to set up a political office in the Gulf nation of Qatar, and asked for the release of prisoners held at the U.S. military prison at Guantanamo Bay.

The Taliban office is seen by Western and Afghan officials as a crucial step to moving forward with secretive attempts to reach a negotiated end to a decade of war in Afghanistan

I think its a great step in the right direction and we should approve. We do not have the resources to stay in Afghanistan for much longer whereas they are there to stay. One can either keep fighting an proxy war with them or recognize them as a legitimate governing body and in turn reduce their reason to fight us.
Of course this might give them resources to harm us even more, of course culturally, specially for the females, that society will go back another 100 years, but what's the choice? keep fighting with them is definitely not the answer. Now that they have an office, and if we recognize them as a legitimate entity, we may use diplomatic pressure on them too.

Bottom line is, we need to get our asses out of there ASPA, in the process we need to calm down the situation as much as possible and recognizing them will be a step in right direction.

http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/01/03/us-afghanistan-taliban-idUSTRE8021BQ20120103

 

[blackangst1]

Maybe they can get an office in the UN building in NYC next?

 

[Macamus Prime]

Maybe they can get an office in the UN building in NYC next?

America revolted against Britain and now we are the bestest of friends!!

 

[CPA]

Maybe they can get an office in the UN building in NYC next?

And be voted in as the head of the Human Rights Commission.

 

[werepossum]

At the moment the Taliban is casting itself as the legitimate ruler of Afghanistan, so I doubt any real progress will result. But opening a dialog at least lets us get a handle on their thinking.

And be voted in as the head of the Human Rights Commission.

LOL +1

 

[DesiPower]

Maybe they can get an office in the UN building in NYC next?

I couldn't care less, Ahmadinejad, Chávez, Gaddafi and others like them come to NY and curse or country, leaders and religion on international stage. Logically their airpalnes should have encountered an unexpalined engine failure at 35000 ft on the way back, the first time they did that, but that did not happen, they came here, and some still come here year after year after year and do the same thing. So I basically do not give a flying fvck if they rent space or share room with Ban.

 

[Orignal Earl]

This isn't what LL has been saying all along is it?
This can't be right.

 

[DesiPower]

This isn't what LL has been saying all along is it?
This can't be right.

Who's LL?

 

[cybrsage]

LL = Lemon Law

Personally, I think it is a good thing. Fighting only goes so far, then diplomacy must be used.