but he still is supporting the ultimate goal of bringing u.s. forces home from afghanistan. really there are only two ways to do that. either win a decisive victory over the taliban on the battlefield which will not happen under the current strategy or sign a peace deal with them. the president said in recent days the u.s. and taliban were close to an agreement. the meeting at camp david was to drag it across the finish line and bring in the afghan government. claiming responsibility for the suicide bombing by the taliban that killed an american solder was too much for the weekend. what kind of people would kill so many in order to seemingly strengthen their bargaining position? they only made it worse. if they can't agree to a cease-fire and would even kill 12 innocent people they probably don't have the power to negotiate a meaningful agreement anyway. how many decades are they willing to fight? after the president canceled the camp david meeting the taliban indicated they're willing to fight for 100 years if necessary. in a statement the taliban