Did Obama just say the Taliban are going to open an office?
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Sharon Kehnemui (@sharonaei_com) January 11, 2013At a joint presser today on the future of America’s presence in Afghanistan, President Obama and Afghan President Hamid Karzai dropped a bit of a bomb: they agreed to support the setting up of a Taliban “office” in Qatar’s capital of Doha.
#Afghanistan #US #Obama: we agreed to let #Taliban to open an office—
Massoud Hossaini (@Massoud151) January 11, 2013
Obama supports a Taliban office to speed up peace process and appreciates Pakistan's recent efforts to encourage the Taliban for peace.—
Lotfullah Najafizada (@LNajafizada) January 11, 2013
Obama says there will be an opening of a Taliban office to facilitate reconciliation talks with the Afghan government.—
Shreeya Sinha (@shreeyasinha) January 11, 2013
Uh-huh. Because if anyone’s for peace, it’s the Taliban. Don’t worry, you guys! Karzai says everything will be just fine.
Karzai says post-2014 relationship between US and Afghanistan will "resemble Turkey and the US." No, it'll resemble the Taliban and the US.—
John Hayward (@Doc_0) January 11, 2013
What could possibly go wrong?
Taliban office? Curious how that works…—
SWOON (@swoonbijoux) January 11, 2013
#Are you kidding me? President Karzai just said he and @BarackObama agreed on allowing a Taliban office in Qatar?!? #tgdn #tcot—
Nick Hawatmeh (@NicolaHawatmeh) January 11, 2013
Oh Lookey, @BarackObama Is Holding Hands With Pres. Karzai At The WH. Oh Yay They Agreed 2 Allow A Taliban Office In Qatar. #EpicFail—
I Yam What I Yam (@Nvr4Get91101) January 11, 2013
#obama & #karzai announce there will be a #Taliban office in Qatar. #ummmmmmm—
Jena Rivera (@JenaBoBena84) January 11, 2013
Can't believe #Karzai is allowing a #Taliban office in the capitol. It's a slap in the face to the #USA. All that sacrifice, for what?—
Stephanie Banaszak (@ReaderMom71) January 11, 2013
Afghanistan allowing the Taliban to have an office in Qatar is like Germany saying "It's okay Nazis you are evil but you can still hang out"—
Clayton Eudy (@ClaytonEudy) January 11, 2013
Peace?? RT @natlsecuritycnn: Obama and Karzai support Taliban opening office in Doha to further peace negotiations with #Afghanistan—
Kari B Hertel (@karibowieHertel) January 11, 2013
Obama announcing the opening of an office for the Taliban so we can negotiate with them. I thought we didn't negotiate with TERRORIST!—
Noble Bowman (@noblebowman) January 11, 2013
"Hello Miss..This is Yousuf from the Taliban office..Bad news, you didn't get the job Good news, you now have to marry me. See you tomorrow"—
S.M (@redsteeze) January 11, 2013
Obama agreed to allowing Taliban office in Qatar, Afganistan, per Karzai. We will send them $ and the Taliban will take over. #IMPEACH—
Mary Forbes (@MaryForbes14) January 11, 2013
Obama forgets the Taliban was part of 9/11 now he allows them to have an "office" in Afganistan. In other words they win.—
Mary Forbes (@MaryForbes14) January 11, 2013
#Qatar agreed on opening the office for #Afghan #Taliban in the country. Wtf is going on?—
Abdulrahman Sajid (@ABsajid_tyc) January 11, 2013
Afghanistan will allow Taliban Office. I think everyone who sacrificed in Afghanistan has been betrayed by the Obama Govt. #tcot #tlot #p2—
di kele (@Pudingtane) January 11, 2013
Okay #military, your CiC has betrayed you and America as Obama said," We support Taliban office in Qatar to speed up peace talks."—
(@spongedocks) January 11, 2013
Whenever Karzai and Afghanistan decides to form an office for the Taliban, I'm sure Eric Holder will be called up to send arms there.—
Demetrius Minor (@dminor85) January 11, 2013
We stayed in Afghanistan to prevent the Taliban from re-entering, and now we're…giving them an office? So. Much. #Fail. #facepalm—
Bethany Bowra (@BethanyBowra) January 11, 2013
Wow so Obama/Karzai have agreed to allow the Taliban to have an "office" in the Capital. Would love to see an application to work there.—
S.M (@redsteeze) January 11, 2013
@redsteeze the prior experience section of their résumé should have some explosive highlights..—
Amy (@CAAmyO) January 11, 2013
Does the Taliban cover birth control ? Wondering about their HC plan for that office job in Kabul—
Amy (@CAAmyO) January 11, 2013
We can’t wait to find out!
President Obama: Not possible to reconcile without Taliban renouncing terrorism—
Matthew Keys (@TheMatthewKeys) January 11, 2013
Or giving them some workspace, apparently.
