US should talk with its enemies: Petraeus

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General David Petraeus said Wednesday that attempts are being made to open talks with the Taliban in Afghanistan and that the United States should be prepared to engage with its enemies.

His comments came a day after US presidential rivals Barack Obama and John McCain tangled over the question of directly engaging Iran in their second one-on-one debate.

"I'm trying to go around minefields these days and not blunder into them," Petraeus said. "But I do think you have to talk to enemies."

"You've got to set things up. You've got to know who you're talking to. You've got to have your objectives straight -- all the rest of this stuff," he added. "So I'm not trying to, again, get into the middle of domestic politics."


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