*In March, Barack Obama said he was open to the idea of reaching out to moderate elements of the Taliban. <ref>[http://www.reuters.com/article/newsOne/idUSTRE52U2EC20090331 Clinton offers olive branch to Taliban] Reuters, March 31, 2009</ref> | *In March, Barack Obama said he was open to the idea of reaching out to moderate elements of the Taliban. <ref>[http://www.reuters.com/article/newsOne/idUSTRE52U2EC20090331 Clinton offers olive branch to Taliban] Reuters, March 31, 2009</ref> |