interviews we ve done for the last several months, there is a move by the karzai government to try and engage lower level and mid-level taliban to see those who are reconcilable, if they can come into the process, and this will be one leg of the stool but it does not suggest that they re going to negotiate with the taliban and not still have to fight. sores that i ve talked to in the military say the fight against the taliban is continuing, but certainly, as we saw in iraq, a very key part of any counterinsurgency is trying to negotiate with locals and those that are considered reconcilable. jon: but this isn t all that much different from what general petraeus told you in august, right? absolutely. us unclear why this story is coming out right now, because general petraeus, you ll remember at that time, did suggest that the americans were aware of some contacts the saudi government had hosted some low level meetings, there had been a meeting in dubai with some lower level taliban of
here is their one moment. we ll see if it happens. dana bash, you have a big week ahead of you, as do members of congress. we ll check in with you next week, dana bash on capitol hill. dana knows a whole lot about this word, reconciliation, but it might turn out to be a bitter reconcilable. [ crowd cheering ] [ male announcer ] competition. it pushes us to work harder. to be better. to win. but sometimes even rivals realize they share a common goal. america s beverage companies have removed full-calorie soft drinks from schools,