Outgoing Defense Secretary Robert Gates believes there is a difference in wars of choice and wars of necessity. With a conventional enemy, that is true. With Islam we have no choice. The WH has stated that we are not at war with Islam, yet Islam is at war with us. To differentiate between a war with Islam as being between a choice and a necessity will not allow us to fight with a clear vision and concrete goals. Until we accept that it is Islam which seeks to instill sharia law through conquest, we are at a severe disadvantage. Let's hope the next SecDef will think a little more about who our enemy is and how what drives them.
Gates wants to believe there are moderate Taliban who can be reasoned with, and through this reasoning we can achieve a lasting peace. Since Islamic doctrine is for the entire world to be for Allah, and that every person must convert, become a dhimmi or die there can be no peace of any kind. Yes we can, and probably will sign more than a few "peace treaties" with the Taliban, but in the end we will suffer through the pangs of confusion as our "partner in peace" is shown to also be the bloodthirsty, militaristic, anti-semitic conquering religion they were told about but refused to acknowledge.
These overtures will result in nothing more than continued jihad at our expense.
From the BBC JUne 19
Robert Gates confirms US-Taliban talks in Afghanistan
Outgoing US Defence Secretary Robert Gates has confirmed that the US is holding "outreach" talks with members of the Taliban in Afghanistan.
Mr Gates said talks were "preliminary" but that a political solution was the way "most of these wars end".
It is the first time the US has acknowledged such contact and comes a day after Afghan President Hamid Karzai said peace talks had started.
The US is due to start withdrawing its 97,000 troops from Afghanistan in July.
It aims to gradually hand over all security operations to Afghan security forces by 2014.
"There's been outreach on the part of a number of countries, including the United States," Mr Gates told CNN., without naming other countries involved.
"I would say that these contacts are very preliminary.
"My own view is that real reconciliation talks are not likely to be able to make any substantive headway until at least this winter."
'Time to engage'
Mr Gates, who will leave office at the end of the month, said the first step had been to ensure the contacts were genuine and influential Taliban members.
"We don't want to end up having a conversation at some point with somebody who is basically a freelancer."
Mr Karzai said on Saturday that peace talks involving Afghan officials, the US and other "foreign militaries" were taking place and were "going well".
He gave no details as to whether the discussions involved Taliban officials with US authorities, or a go-between.
Shortly after, the Taliban said it carried out a number of suicide attacks in Kabul, killing nine people and injuring 12. Police said insurgents also attacked two convoys supplying Nato troops in the eastern province of Ghazni, killing four security guards.
The Taliban's official position regarding peace talks is that they will only negotiate once international forces leave Afghanistan, and that they will only talk to the Afghan government. But analysts say that stance appears to be changing.
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Gates wants to believe there are moderate Taliban who can be reasoned with, and through this reasoning we can achieve a lasting peace. Since Islamic doctrine is for the entire world to be for Allah, and that every person must convert, become a dhimmi or die there can be no peace of any kind. Yes we can, and probably will sign more than a few "peace treaties" with the Taliban, but in the end we will suffer through the pangs of confusion as our "partner in peace" is shown to also be the bloodthirsty, militaristic, anti-semitic conquering religion they were told about but refused to acknowledge.
These overtures will result in nothing more than continued jihad at our expense.
From the BBC JUne 19
Robert Gates confirms US-Taliban talks in Afghanistan
Outgoing US Defence Secretary Robert Gates has confirmed that the US is holding "outreach" talks with members of the Taliban in Afghanistan.
Mr Gates said talks were "preliminary" but that a political solution was the way "most of these wars end".
It is the first time the US has acknowledged such contact and comes a day after Afghan President Hamid Karzai said peace talks had started.
The US is due to start withdrawing its 97,000 troops from Afghanistan in July.
It aims to gradually hand over all security operations to Afghan security forces by 2014.
"There's been outreach on the part of a number of countries, including the United States," Mr Gates told CNN., without naming other countries involved.
"I would say that these contacts are very preliminary.
"My own view is that real reconciliation talks are not likely to be able to make any substantive headway until at least this winter."
'Time to engage'
Mr Gates, who will leave office at the end of the month, said the first step had been to ensure the contacts were genuine and influential Taliban members.
"We don't want to end up having a conversation at some point with somebody who is basically a freelancer."
Mr Karzai said on Saturday that peace talks involving Afghan officials, the US and other "foreign militaries" were taking place and were "going well".
He gave no details as to whether the discussions involved Taliban officials with US authorities, or a go-between.
Shortly after, the Taliban said it carried out a number of suicide attacks in Kabul, killing nine people and injuring 12. Police said insurgents also attacked two convoys supplying Nato troops in the eastern province of Ghazni, killing four security guards.
The Taliban's official position regarding peace talks is that they will only negotiate once international forces leave Afghanistan, and that they will only talk to the Afghan government. But analysts say that stance appears to be changing.
Read it all
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