# Negotiate With Taliban? Sure!

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**Created:** [June 19, 2013, 4:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/negotiate-with-taliban-sure/661375 "2013-06-19T16:57:05Z")\
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**Author:** ![ralph124c](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/8797f3/32.png) [@ralph124c](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ralph124c)\
**Post date:** [June 19, 2013, 4:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/negotiate-with-taliban-sure/661375/1 "2013-06-19T16:57:05Z")

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Just a day after opening negotiations with the USA, a Taliban attack in Afghanistan kills 4 US soldiers.  
I think it is time we had a serious national dialog, about the wisdom of getting involved in these wars. I was against intervening in Iraq, Afghanistan, and now Syria. But of course, we seem undeterred by anything, so I guess the disaster will continue.:mad:

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**Author:** ![Happy\_Fun\_Ball](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/happy_fun_ball/32/17664_2.png) [@Happy\_Fun\_Ball](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Happy_Fun_Ball)\
**Post date:** [June 19, 2013, 6:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/negotiate-with-taliban-sure/661375/2 "2013-06-19T18:50:02Z")

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Did any Taliban die in the last 24 hours? Just curious…

For what it’s worth, I agree with you about us originally intervening in all those countries; I have thought it a bad idea from day one. Regarding talking with the Taliban, I am all for it. Talking is almost always better than shooting.