Related article, posted by pissant:
Obama’s call on moderate Taliban useless - analysts
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2202507/posts
Obama’s comment resemble a dream more than reality,” said Waheed Mozhdah, an analyst who has written a book on the Taliban.
“Where are the so-called moderate Tal iban? Who are the moderate Taliban?” asked Mozhdah, who was an official in both the Taliban and the Karzai governments.
Not one of them suggested to him that maybe, just maybe, he was - gasp! - wrong on this?
Or maybe one or two did, and he ignored them. Or they're all 'yes' men and women. I'm guessing the latter.
I'm thinking he's intentionally surrounding himself with folks who'll say what he wants to hear, effectively cutting him off from reality. In other words, he's blinding himself.
Just what we need - a blind Pres_ent. How long can this status quo last before something serious gives?