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Peace?

Zam-Zam

Zam-Zam

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Hope springs eternal, however, I'm somewhat pessimistic. The Taliban doesn't have a great record in dealing in good faith.

Time will tell.


ISLAMABAD, Pakistan - The Taliban said Monday that a peace deal with the United States will be signed by the end of the month, with the top U.S. negotiator describing himself as "cautiously optimistic" about the process.


Mullah Abdul Salam Hanafi, a senior Taliban leader and member of the political commission in Doha, Qatar, said in a video message shared with journalists that after negotiations, "both sides have initiated the final draft of the peace agreement. Now talks are concluded."


This is the first formal statement released by the Taliban since the United States announced a peace deal with the movement on Friday.


Hanafi said "both sides have agreed to sign the agreement by the end of this month," after making a "favorable environment before signing of the agreement." What Hanafi appears to be describing is what U.S. negotiators and Afghan government officials are calling a period of reduced violence that approximates a cease-fire and will last seven days.



Complete text: https://www.stripes.com/taliban-says-peace-deal-with-us-to-be-signed-at-month-s-end-1.619056
 
Zam-Zam said:
Hope springs eternal, however, I'm somewhat pessimistic. The Taliban doesn't have a great record in dealing in good faith.

Time will tell.


ISLAMABAD, Pakistan - The Taliban said Monday that a peace deal with the United States will be signed by the end of the month, with the top U.S. negotiator describing himself as "cautiously optimistic" about the process.


Mullah Abdul Salam Hanafi, a senior Taliban leader and member of the political commission in Doha, Qatar, said in a video message shared with journalists that after negotiations, "both sides have initiated the final draft of the peace agreement. Now talks are concluded."


This is the first formal statement released by the Taliban since the United States announced a peace deal with the movement on Friday.


Hanafi said "both sides have agreed to sign the agreement by the end of this month," after making a "favorable environment before signing of the agreement." What Hanafi appears to be describing is what U.S. negotiators and Afghan government officials are calling a period of reduced violence that approximates a cease-fire and will last seven days.



Complete text: https://www.stripes.com/taliban-says-peace-deal-with-us-to-be-signed-at-month-s-end-1.619056
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Historically, islamic extremists have used cease fires as a tactic to rearm and reorganize

What do the long suffering citizens of Afghanistan want? Other than expanded markets for their opium crops.
 
Zam-Zam said:
Hope springs eternal, however, I'm somewhat pessimistic. The Taliban doesn't have a great record in dealing in good faith.

Time will tell.


ISLAMABAD, Pakistan - The Taliban said Monday that a peace deal with the United States will be signed by the end of the month, with the top U.S. negotiator describing himself as "cautiously optimistic" about the process.


Mullah Abdul Salam Hanafi, a senior Taliban leader and member of the political commission in Doha, Qatar, said in a video message shared with journalists that after negotiations, "both sides have initiated the final draft of the peace agreement. Now talks are concluded."


This is the first formal statement released by the Taliban since the United States announced a peace deal with the movement on Friday.


Hanafi said "both sides have agreed to sign the agreement by the end of this month," after making a "favorable environment before signing of the agreement." What Hanafi appears to be describing is what U.S. negotiators and Afghan government officials are calling a period of reduced violence that approximates a cease-fire and will last seven days.



Complete text: https://www.stripes.com/taliban-says-peace-deal-with-us-to-be-signed-at-month-s-end-1.619056
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And we thank Obama for this Trump brokered peace deal. Like Obama would stand up to ISIS!
 
Zam-Zam said:
Hope springs eternal, however, I'm somewhat pessimistic. The Taliban doesn't have a great record in dealing in good faith.

Time will tell.


ISLAMABAD, Pakistan - The Taliban said Monday that a peace deal with the United States will be signed by the end of the month, with the top U.S. negotiator describing himself as "cautiously optimistic" about the process.


Mullah Abdul Salam Hanafi, a senior Taliban leader and member of the political commission in Doha, Qatar, said in a video message shared with journalists that after negotiations, "both sides have initiated the final draft of the peace agreement. Now talks are concluded."


This is the first formal statement released by the Taliban since the United States announced a peace deal with the movement on Friday.


Hanafi said "both sides have agreed to sign the agreement by the end of this month," after making a "favorable environment before signing of the agreement." What Hanafi appears to be describing is what U.S. negotiators and Afghan government officials are calling a period of reduced violence that approximates a cease-fire and will last seven days.



Complete text: https://www.stripes.com/taliban-says-peace-deal-with-us-to-be-signed-at-month-s-end-1.619056
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Exactly how do you enter into a peace agreement with people who saw off Americans heads
 
as seen on tv said:
Historically, islamic extremists have used cease fires as a tactic to rearm and reorganize

What do the long suffering citizens of Afghanistan want? Other than expanded markets for their opium crops.
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Yes, thus the reason for my pessimism.

It does seem that this administration has a sincere desire to "bring the troops home" - How feasible that ultimately prove to be may be another matter.
 
Zam-Zam said:
An amicable peace, like a good tango, requires two willing and capable participants.
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No. we could just leave. There is no need for amicable. We put 20 years int it, they can start wiping their own ass. They fvck with us again, we don't invade we glass them. [Unwelcome language removed] them playing us off against the Taliban and the Pakis playing us off against the Afghans... The generals' combat-ribbon, career making wars need to end now.

:0)
 
resident_evil said:
No. we could just leave. There is no need for amicable. We put 20 years int it, they can start wiping their own ass. They fvck with us again, we don't invade we glass them. [Unwelcome language removed] them playing us off against the Taliban and the Pakis playing us off against the Afghans... The generals' combat-ribbon, career making wars need to end now.

:0)
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Okay.

That's not the likely scenario, however.
 
resident_evil said:
Certainly true. But in the meantime I can have my strong opinion on the matter nonetheless. :0)
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Fair enough.

As someone who has spent time at the pointy end of the spear, and has seen things I can never un-see, I long for an amicable peace between all nations.

There are things, however, worse than war. And as long as that remains true, war remains an option, albeit of last resort.
 
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