Bought Loyalty

"U.S. set to pay Taliban members to switch sides"
http://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/10/28/afghanistan.taliban.pay/index.html

I'm not so sure how I feel about this one. Like the rest of the critics, I feel that buying Afghan loyalty can only be temporary. Really, how can you really invest yourself in another's fight when you have no true passion for it? How do you trust someone who doesn't particularly believe or care about a cause to follow through with their duties, or worse, how do you trust someone who holds the same beliefs and passions as the opposing side? In my opinion, you don't really have someone's loyalty unless they have a deep, emotional or psychological reason to fight for you, rather than a superficial bribe of money. Actions will always speak to those you are truly loyal to, whether those actions are done knowingly or not, so though money can be an effective bargaining tool, this is not the case if the goal is to alter longheld beliefs. Sure, money may bring temporary help, but will the present quick-fix have bring longer lasting consequences of confusion, betrayal, and turmoil? In all reality, it is the longterm consequences that matter here, but those may not be uncovered until it is too late.