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to total hi disband and give up their small weapons but they have to allow an ongoing verification process and they are not massing for battle or trying to reclaim large weapons. obviously, you have to see omar endorse president karzai as president, and, then implicitly stop recruiting new insurgents to join his cause to overthrow karzai. those are the things i would expect in any kind of an ultimate peace deal and until you get there, i would be nervous about making too many friendly gestures because the taliban think they are winning the war or holding their own as we prepare to leave in the next two or three years. >>trace: and what about the agreement, maybe cutting ties with al qaeda altogether? it is tough to enforce but the follow-up question is, karzai and the peace negotiations go on does this undermine his authority as the president of afghanistan? >>guest: well, you have to do