by Colonel Gary Anderson
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Some pundits have questioned the wisdom of General Petraeus' decision that allows certain Taliban leaders safe passage to conduct preliminary peace negations with the Afghan government. He has been second guessed before and has generally proven the critics wrong; there are three good reasons to believe that his decision was the right one.
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Gary Anderson is a retired Marine Corps Colonel who is now a defense consultant and professor at the George Washington University Elliott School.
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Gary Anderson is a retired Marine Corps Colonel who has been a civilian advisor in Iraq and Afghanistan. He is an adjunct professor at the George Washington University's Elliott School of International Affairs.