Nations Should Negotiate with Terrorists

Terrorists are a dangerous group of people who do anything like kidnapping hostages to get a huge amount of money and better war equipment. There has been a debate among people where the nation should negotiate with terrorists. In my opinion, I agree with the idea as it can secure trust between the nation and the people, the lives of the hostages are a top priority and it can save the nation enough time to plan a better rescue plan.

Acts of negotiation from terrorists usually involve hostages as a way to get what they want. As the hostages are part of the society under the care of the higher authority in a nation, it is the responsibility of the nations to ensure that they are safe.  As the nations have done their part, the people then trust them; a good cooperation between two sides is established which leads to a prosperous country. If the nations bluntly decline a negotiation from the terrorists, the people's trust in them is broken as they think that the nations value their money more than the wellbeing of the people. Such act can lead to the disrupt of a country as the people will be more reluctant to contribute to the country and may cause a social uprising as an expression of their unsatisfaction, thus leading to the downfall of the country. Surely the nation should consider the negotiation with terrorists to secure a good trust between two sides.

Moreover, the terrorists usually kidnap random people they could find in a particular area. They are innocent people that should not deserve such uncertain fate. Everyone including the hostages deserves the rights to live as they could contribute to the country in their own way. For example, imagine if one of the hostages is a professional surgeon that conducted countless successful surgeries that contributed to the country by making it be well-known by all people. With negotiation , the surgeon can be saved and continue to contribute to the country by saving a lot of lives and making the country proud. Negotiation is an important matter as it can save the lives of people who could contribute to the country.

Furthermore, negotiating with the terrorists can buy the nation enough time to plan a good rescue mission. During a negotiation, a limited amount of time is given to the nation to ensure that the hostages are safe and sound. From negotiation, the nations are also able to gather better intelligence and allow better resources to be assembled. With all of these things, the rescue mission has a high rate of success and can be conducted in peace. If the nations do not undergo the negotiation or recklessly perform a rescue mission, the hostages have a low chance of surviving the ordeal and those who are close to the hostages will be sad and blame the nations as heartless. Negotiations with terrorists are important as it can give the nation enough time to plan a good rescue mission for a peaceful outcome.

 

    In a nutshell, terrorism is an inhumane act that causes trouble to the country if not handled wisely. The nation should negotiate with the terrorists to secure a good connection between the nation and its people, the life of the hostages are a top priority and it gives enough time for the nation to act well on the rescue mission.