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By Eric Rosenbach | Sunday, February 21, 2010 | The Boston Globe

“…On the tactical level, Mullah Baradar’s removal is a major military victory that eliminates their most important leader from the battlefield. More importantly, the Pakistani decision to take down Baradar and several Afghan Taliban governors may show that Pakistan made the strategic decision that supporting the Afghan Taliban no longer advances its core national security interests. If true, the odds of success for US efforts in Afghanistan have significantly increased….”…BS

http://www.boston.com/bostonglobe/editorial_opinion/oped/articles/2010/02/21/pakistan_smart_to_hit_taliban?mode=PF