Throwing money at religious fanatics won't solve any problems. If the British army or any Western army truly understands what kind of ideology they're fighting then they'll realize that they can't pay off the taliban with money or promise of a government position.
The only way, in my opinion, to win the counter insurgency is to kill as many taliban/al Qaida terrorists as possible. But in order to do that we'd need to kick the lawyers and politicians out of the military and give our soldiers a chance to do what they were trained for.
From Times Online
British forces should buy off potential Taleban recruits with “bags of gold”, according to a new army field manual published yesterday.
Army commanders should also talk to insurgent leaders with “blood on their hands” in order to hasten the end of the conflict in Afghanistan.[...]
Major-General Paul Newton said: “The best weapons to counter insurgents don’t shoot. In other words, use bags of gold in the short term to change the security dynamics. But you don’t just chuck gold at them, this has to be done wisely.”
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