I don't know whats going on in Obama's head-first he re-declares war on the Taliban, then he tells the world we are losing the war, and now he says he wants to negotiate a peace with moderate Taliban chiefs. First, don't tell your enemy he is winning, and then ask him to come to the peace table. This allows the enemy to negotiate from a position of strength.

Second, offering to negotiate with the Taliban is kinda like Rossevelt and Churchill offering to negotiate with the Nazi's- when the Nazi's were winning (before early 1942)...

Roosevelt never considered giving up...But Obama wants to throw in the towel.