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Afghanistan, but the question is, what would it look like? >> reporter: the taliban attacks across afghanistan have killed thousands of afghan civilians, u.s. and coalition troops in nearly nine years of war. so, it seems inconceivable, but president obama says there's good reason to consider peace with the taliban. >> we are going to have to have a political solution, and not a simple military solution. >> reporter: but what if the afghans and the taliban came to the peace table? >> well, we have to view the efforts with skepticism, but also openness. >> reporter: the taliban ranges from top ...

Recently wrote in "the wall street journal" this -- those urging president obama to announce a peace plan are doing him and the cause of peace no favor. announcing a comprehensive plan now, won that is all but certain to fail, risks discrediting good ideas. reading frustration in the arab world and diluting america's reputation for getting things done. as edgar noted in "king lear" ripeness is all 37 and the situation in the middle east is anything but ripe for ambitious diplomacy. what is missing are not ideas, the outlines of peace are well known but the will and ability to compromise. the...

That prime minister netanyahu made yesterday in terms of not wanting to see the nuclear summit with a side stage on him and israel's nuclear program. we understand that. israel will be there as a legitimate representative. >> shepard: you're talking about turkey's pressure or potential pressure on israel to denuclearize which israel never publicly admitted. that's not when this started. you talk about clearing the way for the stage to be set to bring them back to the peace table and the vice president flies over, he lands and they announce all of a sudden they're expanding settlements again. y...

Africa. ellen johnson surley. and so there are other places they are really on the front lines and do everything we can to institutionalize that and i'm going to publicly request that this administration not end our efforts making women's rights opportunities central to foreign policy. >> so then i don't need to ask you, i was going to ask you what you made of the proposed cuts to the women issues and platforms that you started and what you make of the distinct lack of any women as the security and defense and peace table of this current administration.

The first on the continent of africa and so there are other places where women being involved has made a difference. and what we have to do is to raise up organizations like women for women international that are really on the front lines and do everything we can to institutionalize that and i am going to publicly request that this administration not end our efforts making women's rights and opportunities central to american foreign policy and national security. [ applause ] >> so then i don't need to ask you, i was going to ask you what you made of this severe proposed cuts to the state depar...