[Alia]

Baloney! This is NOT an acknowledgement or assignation of defeat. Who do you think the US is? General Custer? Karzai and Musharraf have a lot to sort out between them. This, as expressed, by Frist will make "talks" better in Afghanistan and in Pakistan. The "ones" who will agree to talk, about possibly being represented in Government will be those who are generally MORE peaceful.

The Islamofascist strength and core will be whittled away at.

[DoughtyOne]

"...I believe that we cannot stabilize Afghanistan purely through military means."

Thanks for the comments.

Did we defeat Germany by asking them to join a coaltion goverment? How about Japan?