Leave it to the Italians to find a tactic that works in Afghanistan. The Italians grease the palms of the Taliban commanders and what do you get; no dead Italians. Who would have though that such a simple tactic would succeed? No military genius needed there, perhaps that's the problem? Silvio should have been given the Nobel Peace prize for that one.
Well, one day the Italians moved out and the French moved in and being oblivious to the tactic the French got it in the neck. So Obama has the perfect strategy and it can be done without a troop surge or a bulge in the budget. If the Americans want to pacify the Taliban all they have to do is put them on the payroll. It's a lot cheaper than a military solution and who knows they may be able to be paid to do something useful. The tactic should be particularly apparent to Obama, considering where he comes from. If he implemented it he truly would be worthy of the Peace Prize, he could even use the prize to make the first down payment.
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