The head of the British Army says he believes talks with the Taliban should begin "pretty soon," but that discussions shouldn't lead insurgents to think they have an advantage. Calling his position a "purely private view," Gen. Sir David Richards told the BBC on Sunday that he didn't know when talks could begin. But Richards, a former commander of NATO forces in Afghanistan, said "there's no reason why we shouldn't be looking at that sort of thing pretty soon." He said in any counterinsurgency campaign comes "a point which you start to negotiate with each other."