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,,repres5tatives  ,septemb] #bh1        
#bjaf,mr4 ,wilson ( ,s\? ,c>ol9a        
submitt$ ! foll[+ resolution2 :i* 0     
ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,=eign        
,affairs1 & 9 addition to ! ,committee  
on ,arm$ ,s]vices1 = a p]iod to be      
subsequ5tly det]m9$ by ! ,speak]1 9 ea* 
case = consid]ation ( su* provisions z  
fall )9 ! jurisdiction ( ! committee    
conc]n$  ,,resolution  ,call+ =         
revisions to ! exi/+ rules ( engagem5t  
"u ,op]ation ,resolute ,support 9       
,afghani/an4  ,:]eas1 accord+ to "s     
press acc\nts1 ,taliban =ces n[ ma9ta9 a
 significant pres5ce controll+ #bh p]c5t
 ( di/ricts across ,afghani/an1 m ?an at
 any po9t s9ce #bjja2 ,:]eas ,taliban   
p]sonnel are det]m9$ to take control (  
,helm& & secure its /ake 9 h]o9 trade1  
an important s\rce ( income = !         
fundam5tali/ ,islamic movem5t2 ,:]eas   
cont9u$ talks betwe5 ,afghan ,gov]nm5t  
(ficials & ,taliban lead]s h ceas$1 ) ! 

dea? ( ,mullah ,akht> ,mans\r1 ,taliban 
mod]ates refuse to compromise = any     
peace2 ,:]eas ,taliban =ces cont9ue to  
h>bor & assi/ kn[n t]rori/ gr\ps su* z !
 ,haqqani ,network ) weapons &          
t]ritorial passage & are directly       
responsible = ! dea?s ( ,unit$ ,/ates & 
alli$ troops2 ,:]eas ! =m] ,unit$ ,/ates
 comm&] 9 ,afghani/an1 ,g5]al ,john     
,campbell1 argu$ be=e he retir$ t !     
,taliban mu/ be =c$ into a decision     
betwe5 fight+ & talk+1 /at+ !y h to h m 
pressure put on !m & "o way to d t is to
 pot5tially /rike !m42 ,:]eas 9 ,may    
#bjaf1 ,g5]al ,david ,petraeus /at$ 9 ! 
,wall ,/reet ,j\rnal1 ,the rules (      
engagem5t mean t ! indig5\s ,afghan &   
,paki/ani ,taliban g5]ally get a pass4  
,yet x 0 ! ,taliban t all[$ al ,qa$a !  
sanctu>y 9 ,afghani/an 9 :i* ! #i_/aa   
attacks 7 plann$1 & :i* presumably w\ld 
make ! ,taliban a legitimate t>get "u ! 
#bjja ,au?orization = ,use ( ,milit>y   
,=ce42 ,:]eas ,g5]al ,campbell te/ifi$  
be=e ,congress1 /at+ ,if ! ,taliban are 

attack+ coalition =ces1 !n ,i h ev]y?+  
,i ne$ to d t1 to attack ! ,taliban j   
because !y're ,taliban1 ,i d n h t      
au?ority42 ,:]eas ! #bjja au?orization (
 ! use ( milit>y =ce 7,public ,law      
#ajg-dj7 consi/5tly has be5 cit$ by !   
,bu% & ,obama ,adm9i/rations z provid+  
legal au?ority = ! use ( =ce aga9/ !    
,afghan ,taliban2 & ,:]eas ,unit$ ,/ates
 op]ations aga9/ ! ,taliban h be5       
und]m9$ ) /rict rules ( engagem5t :i*   
are confus+1 contradictory1 inconsi/5t1 
& politically driv53 ,n[1 !re=e1 be x   
,t ! ,h\se ( ,repres5tatives-- 7#a7     
urges ! ,presid5t to revise ! exi/+     
rules ( engagem5t 9 ,afghani/an &       
provide comm&]s ! ability to t>get      
,taliban outside ( in/ances :]e !y pose 
a direct ?reat to ! ,unit$ ,/ates or its
 allies2  7#b7 condemns 9 ! /ronge/ t]ms
 ! t]rori/ activity 9 ! ,afghani/an     
region1 especially ! actions ,taliban   
=ces h assi/$ & p>ticipat$ 9 aga9/      
,afghan =ces1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,arm$ ,=ces 
& ,,nato ,=ces2  7#c7 rema9s conc]n$    

reg>d+ ! fl[ ( =eign fight]s to & f     
,afghani/an2 &  7#d7 urges ! ,presid5t  
to emp[] ! comm&] ( ,op]ation ,resolute 
,support ) ! au?ority to tra91 advise1 &
 assi/ ! ,afghan ,national ,def5se      
,security ,=ces at ! tactical level z   
missions require4