President Obama Wants To Reach Out to Taliban

Flikr photo by angelfire_3182 used under a Creative Commons license. Karin von Hippel was on Radio WTOP to discuss Obama’s proposed strategy for engaging in negotiations and reconciliation with moderate elements of the Taliban.  von Hippel points out:

Everyone realizes the war can’t be won by military means alone… there is a recognition that you can’t kill your way to a new state.