US to Pay Taliban to Switch Sides

[Orwellian_Ghost]

The US military in Afghanistan is to be allowed to pay Taliban fighters who renounce violence against the government in Kabul.

The move is included in a defence bill which President Obama is set to sign.

Such payments have already been widely used by US commanders in Iraq, but it is the first time the system is being formally adopted in Afghanistan.

Early on Wednesday, Afghan troops were engaged in a shootout with suspected militants at a house in Kabul.

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http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/8329129.stm

[Alamuti Lotus]

1. Taliban to take US money, thank them for funding the Resistance

[Tierra_y_Libertad]

2. Paying tribute to the "barbarians"? The Romans tried that. But, the price has gone up now.

[frylock]

3. what could possibly go wrong?

let's hook them up with some stingers while were at it?

[bullwinkle428]

7. Maybe we can sell them some of those F-22s our military has no interest in?

[gratuitous]

4. But will they be able to keep their bonuses?

You know you'll just be driving away the best talent if you don't pay the bonuses. Prolly go join some other terrorist organization for more money. Like the Yankees.

[Tashca]

5. Let me get this straight

We are going to borrow just a little more money on behalf of the taxpayer to pay our enemies?

They are surely smart enough to ask for Euro's

Boy, this ought to end well.....

[aquart]

6. Gosh, we're stupid.

[Barack_America]

8. Is this offer open to Americans?

My mother is out of work and her unemployment ran out.

[bullwinkle428]

9. I guess they figure it kinda sorta worked in Iraq (pay no attention

to the latest bombing that killed hundreds)?

[Orwellian_Ghost]

10. Bump

[SammyWinstonJack]

11. Your tax dollars hard at work.

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