President Obama's speech at West Point on 1 December 2009 outlined his administration's military strategy for the War in Afghanistan, including a temporary surge of 30,000 troops and a deadline of July 2011 for the first withdrawal of troops. The political dimension of the strategy, however, remains more elusive. The Obama administration is divided over the issue of negotiating with the Taliban.
Question: Should the US government, and its partners in Afghanistan, negotiate with the Taliban?