Quote Originally Posted by TuffStuffMcGruff View Post
No agreements with Taleban. Period. If Taleban leaders want to break away from the organization we can make deals with them. The organization is an entity to be destroyed without exception.
Which is kind of part of the problem we're currently facing. Utterly destroying the Taleban will only be possible with the support of Pakistan, and significant parts of the Pakistan government support the Taleban - indeed, not only the Taleban, but the zealotry of the Taleban. The political objective you describe won't be possible without similarly dealing with Pakistan, and they're too dangerous to mess with. And no, the greatest danger isn't this Pakistani government. The greatest danger is what will probably come after.