President Obama on Tuesday rejected his Republican critics who say he's afraid to call terrorists "radical Islamists," and said using that term wouldn't change anything.
Do Republicans think, "We can't beat terrorists unless we call them radical Islamists?" Obama asked Tuesday after meeting with his national security team at the Treasury Department to discuss the anti-ISIS campaign.
"What exactly would using this label accomplish? What exactly would it change?" he said. "Is there a military strategy that is served by this? The answer is, none of the above. Calling a threat by a different name does not make it go away."
"This is a political distraction," Obama said. "It's a political talking point, it's not a strategy."
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9 comments:
If it did your treasonous butt would'v been gone long ago!!!!!!
But calling it what it is defines the problem and is the first step to deal with the problem. You don't go to an AA meeting and stand up and say "I'm a social drinker and can quit whenever I want." "You stand up and say, "I'm an alcoholic." Period.
Yeah a distraction on his part!
The first step in solving a problem is identifying a problem.
You ARE the freakin' problem!
Let's hope it makes him go away... To prison!
The idiot wouldn't know a strategy if I beat him half to death with one.
You must admit you are an alcoholic before you can conquer it. You must admit you are addicted to a drug before you can work toward breaking the habit. You must admit that there is a border control problem before you can confront it in a proper fashion.
Admitting there is a problem is step one, Barack.
"Calling it radical Islam doesn't make it go away"
Does disarming our citizens make it go away?
Not saying it proves you are one of them.
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