Negotiations with Terrorists?

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Do you mean, “Is it right for folks to try to settle their differences with words instead of bullets and bombs?”

I’d imagine yes.

If, however, you mean, “Is it alright to conceed with the demands of criminals” then I’d say no.

Then again, since we’re speaking of “America” I don’t see why not. It’s not like there’s any sort of “moral highground” she can calim to cling to.

Hmmm…Just…I suppose the just thing to do would be to arrest, try, and punish the terrorists on the spot, never mind any sort of negotiation.
 
No. Never.

Put snipers on the roof and take them out!!! :onpatrol:
 
Michaelo said:
Is it just for the US to negotiate with terrorists?
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Is it right to negotiate with Freedom Fighters?

How do we define the difference between Terrorist and Freedom Fighter?

You are not asking an easy question, and I suspect that there is not a “Yes in all cases” or a “No in all cases” answer. Rather it is going to be one of those “It depends” answers.

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rossum said:
Is it right to negotiate with Freedom Fighters?

How do we define the difference between Terrorist and Freedom Fighter?

You are not asking an easy question, and I suspect that there is not a “Yes in all cases” or a “No in all cases” answer. Rather it is going to be one of those “It depends” answers.

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Couldn’t agree more 👍

Let’s not forget that a few hundred years ago the insurgents (terrorists) were the colonial militia in the US.
 
rossum said:
How do we define the difference between Terrorist and Freedom Fighter?
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Perspective is obviously involved.
You are not asking an easy question, and I suspect that there is not a “Yes in all cases” or a “No in all cases” answer. Rather it is going to be one of those “It depends” answers.
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Then please feel free to explore the gray area.
 
Pres. Busch said that terrorists are incapable of negotiation - or something like that.
 
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Pres. Busch said that terrorists are incapable of negotiation - or something like that.
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I don’t think that’s true at all. Though I’m sure it would be difficult to negotiate with the more fanatical breed of terrorist, not all who spread chaos are so scrupulous. Some are in it for the money. Further, I’d imagine Osama bin Laden himself would be quite willing to negotiate, say, America’s surrender/mass conversion. 😛

And I think need also be stated that guerillas are also frequently deemed terrorists, and often their operations do entail terrorist acts…
 
What exactly are we negotiating for, and under what circumstances are the negotiations to be done?

These would have to be known before any type of meaningful answer could be arrived at.
 
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