[piasa]

This article about the Haqqani network being designated was written in late 2011 and look how long it took for the Obama admin to get around to this :

Clarify U.S. Policy on Afghanistan: Designate Haqqani Network Terrorists
Sunday, September 02, 2012 9:36:33 PM · by nuconvert · 6 replies ,p> The Heritage Foundation ^ | August 21, 2012 For the past two years, the Obama Administration has pursued on-again, off-again reconciliation talks with Taliban leaders in an effort to bring an end to the Afghan war. As part of this process, it has wrestled with how to handle the Haqqani network, a Taliban affiliate organization headquartered in Pakistan’s tribal border areas that has extensive influence in eastern Afghanistan and is responsible for some of the most vicious attacks against coalition forces. Congress recently passed legislation, which President Obama signed into law on August 10, requiring the Administration to determine within 30 days whether the Haqqani network should officially...

[nuconvert]

The designation went thru yesterday....2 days before the deadline.

[piasa]

And what it took:

US declares Haqqani network a terrorist body
Saturday, September 08, 2012 2:18:05 AM · by Olog-hai · 6 replies , AP via New York Daily News ^ | Friday, September 7th 2012, 12:58 PM | Bradley Klapper
http://india.nydailynews.com/newsarticle/9c98ad14f2f4b4eee558ca7ee72d6fe4/us-declares-haqqani-network-a-terrorist-body

The Obama administration declared Friday that the Pakistan-based Haqqani network of militants is a terrorist body despite misgivings about how the largely symbolic act could further stall planned Afghan peace talks ....Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton's decision, signed Friday ahead of a Sunday deadline set by Congress, bans Americans from doing business with members of the group and blocks any assets it holds in the United States. ...

[jazusamo]

Thanks...Par for the course with Zer0 and his admin, especially in foreign affairs and dealing with allies and adversaries, it's been a disaster for us.