it was never about the taliban or alqaeda and this is obvious by the actions of the gov.

To me, it isn't about negotiating with terrorists, it is ending the war and terrorism. Sure negotiations are apart of it, however only play a single part in order to acquire a larger goal, and that is no more 'terrorism'

We are terrorists. Just like every other country in the world blowing other people up for strategic and financial gain. It's all about money. Don't buy the rhetoric that we're somehow above the fray and are fighting for freedom. We're fighting for cheap oil and $200 Iphones. Nothing more.

He's a bargaining chip, a play if you will that will ensure a major concession from them I say let them make the trade. Perhaps they got on of our that we didn't know about and have been holding off for an occasion such as this!

Its just a reintroduction of an enemy to pursue

In this world, it is often better to have friends than enemies. US have no wish to interfere nor meddle in ANY nation, but seek for only responsible civilised behavior which every nation on earth seeks as well, so as to progress and evolved.

It's not in the wordings, or its twists, but simply realities over the issue of the Talilban.

The Taliban had been an enemy, for their mistake in the support and hiding of Jihadist hell bent on mass murder of Planet Earth's humans.

Today, perhaps, the Talibans had seen the errors of their ways, and wish to change for the better as a responsible political entity. No doubt not many in the world would welcome their brand of 7th century styled Islamization of a nation, BUT so long as they no longer hurt or harm innocents, foreswear terrorism or support of unjustified Jihadism, they should be given a chance to forgiveness, just every human who is only flawed and had erred.

Their grouse is with USA is only the seemingly 'Invasion' by the moron republican Bush of their territory, when that invasion was meant to destroy the murderous and blasphemous Jihadists hiding in Afghanistan. The misunderstanding occurred sadly, but just like any other mistakes made by both sides, corrections can be made so that progress can happen.

This is no longer a case of 'negotiating' with the terrorist. Al Queda and its offshoots, no matter how many or how long, will be brought to face justice one way or another so long as mankind lives, for there is NO justification for the murders of innocents under any law, sovereignity or civilised society.

The Taliban, is NOT Al Queda, and will be given the benefit of the doubt for the sake of peace, and so long as they forswear support of terrorism in any form, they will not be enemies of mankind till they prove otherwise, which they will then share the fate of Al Queda.

May the Taliban be wise, and for the sake of innocents, live and let live. It's the People that matters, not the idealogy. If the People, either educated or uneducated ones accept their brand of idealogy, it will be their choice and consequences to bear. If not, it will be their sacred choice to excercise the right that all free human is given by birthright on Planet Earth - to voice out.

You gotta be kidding me. Who're we talking about? Our government? Erm, here's a bit of history for you. In 1937 the U.S. gave a billion dollars to Nazi Germany which is equivalent to 10 billion (or more) today. Three years later WWII starts, and Pearl Harbor gets attacked.

Wanna know why the U.S. gives Israel billions of dollars each year? It's called Guilt Reparations and has a major factor in why we helped the Zionist Jews retake Israel in 1947, because of the money we gave Hitler he was able to build his Nazi war machine and roll across the whole of Europe unchecked. All the B.S. that is going in between Israel and it's muslim enemies is a direct fault of the U.S. meddling in world affairs at the behest of it's wealthy elite. The biggest conspiracy in human history has spanned from 1911 to 2011 which just also happens to be dubbed the "100 years of Satan" (Satan means Destroyer). Guess what? God has had enough, it's tribulation time.