British Defense Secretary Des Browne told in an interview that he believes that negotiations should be held with the Talibans to end the terrorism. I wonder what prompted him to say this after years of war, in which thousands of innocents have died. It is an interesting development as now the British are talking logic but the Americans are a bit more stubborn and unless they get more body bags, they will not look into the logical way of dealing with these people. But as the sayings goes “its never late in love and war”

Britain should reach out to elements of the Taliban militia in Afghanistan who can be won over to the side of democracy, Defence Secretary Des Browne said in an interview published in Daily Telegraph Saturday. Browne said conflict resolution was about persuading people who believe that violence is the way to achieve their aims to try to fulfil their ambitions through politics instead. And that meant engaging with individuals or groups, even if their views were disagreeable. He applied the argument to Taliban insurgents as well as Lebanon’s Hezbollah. His comments come after Jonathan Powell, who was former prime minister Tony Blair’s top adviser, said in a March 15 interview with The Guardian that Western nations should talk to the likes of the Taliban, Hamas and Al-Qaeda.  (Source: Dawn)

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