Another thing we don't do in America is negotiate with terrorists. So we only call them terrorists at politically expedient moments, such as election time when the American sheeple need to be "guided" toward some conclusion.

When we want to negotiate with them, we call them "rebels". Or "various groups". Or, "disenfrachised".

U.S. Envoy Says He Met With Iraq Rebels

“There were discussions with the representatives of various groups in the aftermath of the elections, and during the formation of the government before the Samarra incident, and some discussions afterwards as well,” Mr. Khalilzad said in a farewell interview on Friday at his home inside the fortified Green Zone. He is the first American official to publicly acknowledge holding such talks.