Should The United States Ever Consider Negotiating With Terrorists

Should The United States Ever Consider Negotiating With Terrorists
Abstract
Terrorism is a highly complex issue that involves many different facets, and each of these in turn contains their own subtleties and nuances. It should also be remembered that terrorism itself is a tactic and not a philosophy or an ideology. Terroristic practices are capable of being applied by persons holding to a wide range of philosophies or specific political objective, including those that are in flagrant opposition to one another. Consequently,
the motives of terrorists and the leadership of terrorist organizations always vary considerably depending upon the organization, individual, issue, or cause that is at hand. Therefore, terrorists must inevitably be approached on a circumstantial basis. In some instances, a policy of non-negotiation might well be an appropriate stance. However, this consideration certainly does not justify a “once size fits all” approach to confronting terrorism. Instead, it is true that negotiating with terrorists is indeed appropriate and necessary in some particular situations.