Posted on 06/14/2016 11:56:51 AM PDT by Sir Napsalot
WASHINGTON -- President Obama lashed out at those criticizing him for not using the term "radical Islam," particularly "politicians who tweet," as "yapping" but doing nothing to solve the problem of terrorism.
Obama met with his National Security Council in the Diplomatic Room at the Treasury Department this morning, .........
"For a while now, the main contribution of some of my friends on the other side of the aisle have made in the fight against ISIL is to criticize the administration and me for not using the phrase 'radical Islam.' That's the key, they tell us. We cannot beat ISIL unless we call them radical Islamists," he continued.
"What exactly would using this label would accomplish? What exactly would it change? Would it make ISIL less committed to try to kill Americans? Would it bring in more allies? 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."
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Obama did not mention Trump by name, but said "there has not been a moment in my 7.5 years as president where we have not able to pursue a strategy because we didn't use the label 'radical Islam.'"
"Not once has an adviser of mine said, 'Man, if we use that phrase, we are going to turn this whole thing around,' not once," he said. "So someone seriously thinks that we don't know who we are fighting?"
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Trump hit Obama where it hurts.
The last thing he wants is for America to actually unite against the infection he is striving to deliver.
This little hissy-fit is a sign that he’s rattled...
-JT
“”Not once has an adviser of mine said, ‘Man, if we use that phrase, we are going to turn this whole thing around,’ not once,” he said. “So someone seriously thinks that we don’t know who we are fighting?”
I know you are aware of who we are fighting.
That’s the problem, you dimwit.
You are in charge.
Somebody’s all wee wee’d up.
Obama doesn’t sound very presidential.
Starting to get to him. Finally!
It is natural for Trump to criticize the current potus, but for a sitting president to fight back at the next possible successor?
Another Unprecedented!!?!! from this pos.
Is this about the JV team?
Trump KNOWS Obama is a RADICAL MUSLIM TERRORIST who has sadly Fundamentally Changed our once fine nation where now it’s GAY EVERYTHING.....MUSLIMS ARE BETTER THAN CHRISTIANS....and MORE CHILDREN NEED TO BE KILLED BY THEIR MOTHERS!!
That whole temper tantrum was nothing but Zero trying to protect islam.
Zero calls American Christians “Bitter Clingers” but refuses to say ‘radical islam’.
Q: “What exactly would using this label would accomplish?”
A: Properly naming and identifying your enemy so you can defeat him.
Next question.
Obama is so childish that he uses a televised press conference after a national security briefing as a tit for tat opportunity to campaign against Trump.
Absolutely amazing how low Obama/Hillary are.
Hey Barry. Quit calling it ISIL when the rest of us know it as ISIS
On the other hand maybe thats your alternate reality to justify not doing anything about it because in you mind ISIS is the threat but ISIL isn’t
Maybe Barak needs to draw another red line in the sand. That helped a lot. Or make a few more anti gun laws in Chicago. That REALLY worked cool.
Obama doesn't take questions, neither does Hillary.
Even Obama is campaigning for Trump!
Q: “Someone seriously thinks that we don’t know who we are fighting?”
A: Yes. Me. You always frame the enemy as some amorphous group that could include ME because I am CONSERVATIVE.
I get it. 0bama treats CONSERVATIVES as the enemy and refuses to name radical islam as the enemy because he hates us MORE!
I guess so.
Trump has already suggested that he will be tearing down everything Obama built.
Levant is the Middle East map with Israel erased.
It's not a mere affectation that he calls it ISIL. It's his way of erasing Israel off the face of the earth.
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