We Should Negotiate With Terrorists. We Always Have.

Bergdahl Decision

Who started “We don’t negotiate with terrorists”? The president who did just that more than any other. Let’s stop this reactionary nonsense.

Special Correspondent

Published Jun. 6 2014 5:45AM EDT

articles/2014/06/06/we-should-negotiate-with-terrorists-we-always-have/140605-tomasky-negotiations-tease_oluvkp — Jae C. Hong/AP

I’m sure by now you have heard someone on TV say, of the five Taliban returnees, that we were going to have to give them back anyway, on cessation of hostilities.

Michael Tomasky

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We Should Negotiate With Terrorists. We Always Have.

Who started “We don’t negotiate with terrorists”? The president who did just that more than any other. Let’s stop this reactionary nonsense.

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Michael Tomasky