inkriminator, we *cannot* compromise in this instance, simply because compromise with extremists is impossible. They want it all, and won't stop before they get it. How do you compromise with a man like Bin Laden, who wants the whole world to become Muslim before he'll stop his campaign???
No, giving in to terrorism is *never* the answer. You should give in to groups that do not use terror instead. Talk to the more peaceful extremists, because they are the ones that might be willing to compromise. And more importantly, they're not the ones that are murdering your people.
If you do give in to terror, you're basically telling them that they'll get their way eventually, which might lead to *more* terrorism in the long run - after all, it worked once, so why not another time?
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