OBAMA URGES DIALOGUE WITH INSURGENTS

The US president admits that the 'anti-terror' operations in Afghanistan will not lead to victory, urging dialogue with insurgents as a cure.
'No', The United States is not winning the war in Afghanistan, President Barack Obama told The New York Times, suggesting that contact with the 'moderate' Taliban elements could result in 'success' as a similar strategy proved to be successful in Iraq.
"If you talk to the commander of US forces in the Middle East and Central Asia, General Petraeus.

I think he would argue that part of the success in Iraq involved reaching out to people that we would consider to be Islamic fundamentalists, but who were willing to work with us because they had been completely alienated by the tactics of al-Qaeda in Iraq."
"There may be some comparable opportunities in Afghanistan and in the Pakistani region," the US president added.
This is while Iraq is reportedly witnessing a sevenfold rise in the number of terrorist attacks since the 2003 US-led invasion of the country.

Courtesy: The Star Online and Press TV