Kasz216 said:
Mr Khan said:
Kasz216 said:
Would they agree to terms that though? I mean, basically their view is, that once the US leaves, they take back power quickly. Even if they made a deal I'd think they'd betray it shortly after a US pullout.
It really feels to me like the only options in afghanistan are catastrophic failure, and a catastrophic failure that was negotiated and allows for the saving of face of the US.
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The Taliban have a healthy fear of the US, i would say. They know they can't go back to their old ways entirely, or we'll just keep predator-drone-attacking them at our leisure after we leave. If they were negotiated into a settlement that was not overtly hostile to their interests, i believe some sort of peaceful solution can be achieved, so long as the other factions in Afghanistan are sufficiently strong that the Taliban would either face endless civil war or some sort of peaceful power-sharing agreement, they'll go for the latter if they have a secure role in said agreement.
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we've been trying to empower them since the beggining with little results howeer. Predator Drones are a good point however... though I question whether it's enough.
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I'd argue there's a difference between sufficient strength to beat the Taliban and effectively occupy the country and strength enough to present the possibility to the Taliban that they cannot completely conquer the country. The latter the Afghan security forces likely possess, even if nowhere near the former.
