Winston Churchill : Linked to this is the newer , related notion , rapidly becoming a cliché , that the United States should start making deals with elements of the `` reconcilable '' Taliban . Idea of dealing with moderate Bergen is gaining more support . Taliban says it 's not likely to be a strategy for success in the Afghanistan war . Taliban leadership thinks it 's winning the war and wo n't cut a deal , he says . Bergen : Pakistani government too weak to engage in meaningful talks .
Winston Churchill : Idea of dealing with moderate Bergen is gaining more support . Taliban says it 's not likely to be a strategy for success in the Afghanistan war . Taliban leadership thinks it 's winning the war and wo n't cut a deal , he says . Bergen : Pakistani government too weak to engage in meaningful talks .