Negotiating with Terrorists

One of the key jobs of government is to do its utmost to save innocent lives; we all agree with that, don't we? But one of the proud British claims is that we do not negotiate with terrorists and this is meant to keep British lives safer. This boast is a sham: Britain does indeed negotiate with terrorists when they want to - look at Northern Ireland - but it's meant to be a secret. Terrorists are not stupid, they have highly competent and sophisticated organisations: they know our government can be forced to negotiate. This double standard means government can be lazy about doing whatever it takes to get innocents free while telling families and loved ones they had no choice. Where I stand is this; it is better that ten bad men go free if one innocent British life is saved. We will always pursue and harry the bad men to the end, but we cannot give back life once it has been taken.
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