Obama Ponders Outreach to Elements of Taliban
In this New York Times article, President Obama declared that the U.S. was losing the war in Afghanistan and that he would consider reaching out to elements of the Taliban, similar to what the American military did with the Sunni militias in Iraq.
This strategy is also being considered by military leaders as it has shown success in he past. This reconciliation process has been credited with turning around the war in Iraq in the past two years along with the increase in American forces.
However, President Obama stressed that although there are similarities in the current conflicts, Afghanistan is much more complicated as he cited "a less governed region and a history of fierce indepence among tribes" among his concerns.
Question: Do you think that this strategy can have the same outcome in Afghanistan as it did in Iraq?
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