bq. I will argue that the United States has had a moral duty, at least since the end of 2010, actively to pursue negotiations with the Taliban and Pakistan to achieve a political settlement, conceding control of the Pashtun countryside to the Taliban.
That is philosopher Richard Miller, in the new issue of Ethics in International Affairs. Find the paper and replies here. They appear to be ungated. This is not my area of expertise by a long shot, but I figured that these papers might be interesting to some readers. Hat tip to Eric Grynaviski.