What a truly great idea giving Clinton this position. Obama couldn't have chosen anyone more perfect. She's a very good diplomat.

Why can,t we hit the Taliban with more air power and just blow up thier strong holds and hide outs. It seems to be more practical this way and then perhaps send in ground troops to mop up . We would lose less troops this way . All this hand to hand combat is getting us nowhere. If you saw the vidieo from Nick today, well ,lets say they mean bizness. You no the American public can,t stand to see all the coffins coming back. Why keep losing troops when we don,t have to fight in such a way . We need to be smarter and hit them harder and stop useing old fashion tactics.

The extremists are almost like a virus or cancer that tries to infect “healthy cells.” Hate is that disease. In order to prevent that disease from spreading is to keep good cells (or people) healthy.
I have seen using google how empty cargo containers are converted into housing. Windows are also included. For the people who are leaving war torn areas of Afghanistan and Pakistan, the following could be suggested.
Why not create new communities with walls built to protect people. Check points could be situated along the walled in areas. Several cargo containers could be converted into housing, classrooms, eateries, and medical facilities within these communities.
Perhaps for the kids who are dramatized by the war(s), the following could be suggested. Pets could be brought in to help kids cope. Music or even teaching kids art could help them cope as well.
The main part is to keep the good cells as healthy as possible. To prevent them from being “infected” by the hate virus in the future due to being dramatized by war in their childhood.

Thank you for the stroies you cover. I enjoy watching your program. I dvr it every night. May God Bless you. CNN my news to watch!

Please be advised that Taliban is Pakistan's army without uniform. How can the US be so naive to think that the uniformed Military of Pakistan will ever fight with the non-uniformed military? They are one and the same. They are in the pretext of fighting Taliban taking the money from US and funding/strengthening Taliban.

People need to realise that diplomacy and standing 'shoulder to shoulder' with the international community will be the only way that the US can engage in a viable debate on how to contain the Taliban, but also how to make the people in the region resist the agression and somewhat inevitablilty of a mullah like Taliban strong-hold on the masses. This can be addressed in a number of ways:

1) The US gives the international community, – those being the EU,UN and NATO – a strong speaking to and tells them straight to stop with the indecisions, and to get together and agree a UN resolution that recognises the Taliban as a legitimate political party or movement who shall participate in diplomacy so long as they call a ceasefire. It's been done with the IRA, Hamas, and the Mehdi army, so why not the Taliban?

2) You need to get the Arab Alliance (Syria, Iran, SA, Egypt, and Turkey) to engage in transparent diplomacy with the Taliban as well, whilst also laising with the US and UK.

3) People need to stop looking at Talibani recruits as poor uneducated slumdogs, and instead recognise that the wealthy, educated and smart are part of it's band of brothers.

4) You need to make the people in countries like Pakistan to see what their Armageddon scenario could be..No womens rights, ex pat families banned from going to the region, child soldiers, existence within a bubble of fear and control. You then need to show them what the positives could be of resisitng the Taliban...scholarships, internet freedom of choice etc.

5) You need to quite basically shut down all the borders – but with the agreement of those countries. You need to control the various borders. Surely if the international community could find it both practical and logistical to controlling the borders between Pakistan, Afghanistan, Syria and Turkey.

6) And finally, just listen to them all. Find out, understand and recognise why the people in those regions are anti US, Anti government and why they believe it is their way or the highway.

Billions have been and billions more will supposedly be sent to Pakistan and Afghanistan in the name of development in these countries. For goodness sake, why is everybody afraid or reluctant to demand guarantees if whole or part of this money will not end shoring up family fortunes stashed all over the world by Zardaris and Karzais of these countries? After all these are hard earned dollars paid as taxes by you and me; is it not?