We're winning battles, but not the war
(NEWSER) - It's time to negotiate with the Taliban, because NATO forces will not defeat them in battle in Afghanistan, the head of the British army said yesterday. General Sir David Richards said that while allied forces can continue to "punish" the Taliban in individual battles, overall victory is now looking less certain. “There's always been a point at which you start to negotiate with each other," Richards said. There's “no reason why we shouldn't be looking at that sort of thing pretty soon,” he said. More»