Posted on 03/07/2009 2:53:11 PM PST by Mr. Mojo
NEW YORK (Reuters) - President Barack Obama is open to the idea of reaching out to moderate elements of the Taliban, The New York Times reported on Saturday.
In an interview with the newspaper published on its website, Obama said that some of the U.S. success in Iraq involved reaching out to Islamic fundamentalists who had been alienated by the tactics of al Qaeda in Iraq.
"There may be some comparable opportunities in Afghanistan and the Pakistani region," he said. "But the situation in Afghanistan is, if anything, more complex."
Obama, who last month approved the deployment of 17,000 more troops to Afghanistan as part of an effort to stabilize the country, had suggested before becoming president that he was open to talks with more moderate Taliban leaders.
Insurgent violence is at its highest in Afghanistan since U.S.-led forces toppled the Taliban in late 2001. Obama, who sees the Afghan conflict as a more pressing concern than the unpopular war in Iraq, is trying to convince other NATO nations to boost troop commitments to the international operation.
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What the heck is a moderate terrorist?
Faaannntastic. </sarc>
I thought Obama was too tired for foreign policy?
Nah, just uranium - for “peaceful use only,” of course. And - don’t mean in the form of an incoming munition.
bttt
Show Prep
BTW, to any brownshirts and feds who read my post, it is not advocacy of such happening. God help us all if it does. It is just a comment of the historical parallels of a political powder keg and the spark that set it off. (If the mods disagree, the please just delete these two posts.)
Just imagine, go to work and all is normal. Next you have to choose between burning to death and taking a header from 90 stories up.
Makes me want to cry. I have to think that middle eastern money helped Obama get elected. Its in there somewhere.
Let’s see...
Sent out shadows for alternate deals to terror and terror supporting countries before election, counter to the Logan Act
Phone bankers and donations from Gaza
First interview al Arabiya
His response to Georgia and recent Hamas situations
Called Palis first off
Gitmo
Pulling troops out
Let’s the Cole plotter loose
Oh... Stumped for the cousin who signed an MOU with Muslims, they slayed many and are this minute.
Nah... nothing to see here.
Father/Grandfather muslim graves
Recites the call to prayer in perfect Arabic to Kristof
Studied Quran in Indonesia
Church prints Gaza columns/pastor former muslim
Two different sets of Paki roommates at Oxy and Columbia (trust me, you don’t fall into that by chance, oh... the ones in NY were illegal, it’s in his book)
Happens to go (on Spring break) to Pakistan with one of the roommates for weeks. (must’ve been some grant)
Mom happened to marry another muslim (oops forgot, he only put that on his school entry re: Catholic school because... er... um...)
Ooh, he brought the girls a swing set... how lucky are they?
Abu Abunimah states he used to march for Pali with him and asked why he’s mum during the run, was told he couldn’t then, would ‘after’ he got elected (btw, Abu was at a meeting with the O re: Gaza moolah, guess he wasn’t lying)
Endorsed by muslim leaders
Was told to get back to his faith
My muslim faith (with Steffy, thank goodness HE realized it wasn’t right)
The Wajir getup with head wrap straight outta Somaliland
57 states
I’ve lived in muslim countries (plural, the al Arabiya interview/what’s the other country?)
The bro states his muslim background will help with the presidency
Ooh, a shiny thing.
A POTUS desperate for help without conviction.
No wonder the financial hurt is being felt to such a degree across the country.
Gee, if only he would lie and be so underhanded/devious with the Taliban and ME...
My bad, forgot they speak Taqiyya too.
I guess he would have reached out to “moderate” Nazis as well.
Nothing a teleprompter can't cure....
Moronic
Just one more thing this naive moron is doing to weaken our country. What an idiot!!!
Elections have consequences, folks.
oderate Taliban????Are they the ones that allow you to call your family before they cut your head off?
FUBO!
so he disses Britian but will embrace the Taliban...I was taking a shower getting ready for church when I heard this on the radio- evidently dear leader also said we are losing the war in Afgahnistan...what a piece of sh*t this moron is...
Maybe he’s got some family members there in the Taliban who can help him out?
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