For the purposes of US foreign policy, apparently yes. Terrorists kill Americans, and the US won't deal with terrorists. But if you don't kill Americans... wel

For the purposes of US foreign policy, apparently yes. Terrorists kill Americans, and the US won't deal with terrorists. But if you don't kill Americans... well, then the US can label you separatists or independents or some other creative euphemism. If you're useful to them. Cynical take, and I certainly don't agree with it myself, but nonetheless that's how it works.