Obama urges social reforms to combat terror, hit for ‘double-speak’

FOX News ^ | February 19, 2015

[Jim Robinson]

President Obama doubled down Thursday on his strategy for confronting terrorism, one that increasingly speaks of long-term social solutions, but that seems to go out of its way to stop short of addressing the more immediate challenge: how to stop the barbaric onslaught and spread of the Islamic State and other Islamic radical groups.

Declaring, "We are not at war with Islam," Obama capped his White House summit on "violent extremism" with a repeat of his message that the international community needs to address economic and political "grievances" that terrorists exploit.

Obama acknowledged the "unspeakable cruelty" inflicted by the Islamic State and said countries must be "unwavering" in fighting these organizations. But he underscored the importance of improving political systems, boosting economies and making impoverished and desperate communities less susceptible to terror recruiters -- echoing a comment from a State Department official this week that jobs-creation programs could be an effective counterterrorism tool.

He offered no hint, however, that the summit had produced a clear, unified and immediate global strategy to ultimately defeat the Islamic State -- instead issuing the declaration to the Islamic world that, "We are not at war with Islam."

Secretary of State John Kerry, at the same summit, mocked what he described as the "silly" media debate over what to do about terrorism.

"You have to do everything," Kerry said.

But in describing both what to do and who the enemy is, Obama administration officials are using a broad brush. To combat terrorism, they're calling for more jobs and better "governance." They won't say "radical Islam." Obama recently compared modern-day Middle East atrocities to Christian violence during the Crusades.

[Jim Robinson]

Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, described the rhetoric as a "bizarre, politically correct double-speak."

[econjack]

He is so full of crap he doesn’t even know what he’s saying. Absolutely the worst President this Republic has ever had...period.

[TexasCajun]

Seems to me ISIS is a bigger jobs creator than Obama!

Job Description: Kill Infidels & Spread Sharia Worldwide

Salary: $ 1,000.00 / Month

ISIS Paying Foreign Fighters $1,000 Per Month, Says King Abdullah

[goldstategop]

He’s just an idiot.

But that’s the average American in the Age Of The Kardashians: they like their porn and a low info President.

Obama is the living embodiment of the famous Peter Principle.

[Pontiac]

I’ve got your social reforms right here thanks to Ann Coulter!

'Invade their countries, kill their leaders and convert them to Christianity'

[BenLurkin]

It’s worse than that — it is a blueprint for surrender.

[EEGator]

“Obama is the living embodiment of the famous Peter Principle.”

I strongly disagree. The Peter principle states you get one position past you competency. This a-hole is many, many levels past his.

[maddog55]

Guess I'll set up a little "" party for ISIL when they get here. Should be any day now based on our border situation. Got the perfect little place where I can have a bonfire for em (literally) it'll be in a large round 8' deep 20' circle with a gas moat around the edge just to liven it up a bit. I'll set up a "Nail the Extremist to the Cross". Got a few nail guns so it'll be easy to string up several pretty quick. I can set up a shooting range for 30 - 40 of my friends, have a pit for 30 - 40 extremest and we'll play fill the pit. A booth for be headings and shortly there after a bowling tournament. Lots of beer and naked women and a pulled pork BBQ cooked over a Koran BBQ pit mixed with mesquite wood chips. Freepers are welcome and we'll have a Crusade costume party!!

[RginTN]

So had their been a jobs program in the 7th century nohammed never would have written those violent passages in the koran????

[hondact200]

I think I will buy a Quran online. get a pig roast going and utilize some of the fat of the pig to help fuel the fire around the Quran and have a carciature of Mohammed and burn that too. The outrage will be that someone burned the Holy Quran and a carciature of Mohammed and that both were defiled with pig issues. Now there will be a fatwah issued because I defiled the most holy piece of crap that was ever written. Lets face it what Obama is just more proverbial garbage that has no substance - an appeasement to the Political Islamists and irksome to the people of his own country that he supposedly is the president. Obama is like a pig to the Muslims, an apostate fool that has just been fatted and is waiting for someone to just take the time do something more. The Muslims will scream that Obama is not a true Muslim, but he is more a muslim than he is a christian. Social Reforms - what will they solve - nothing more political double speak that is just the Social Justice of the Hamas, Al Quaeda and other terrorists.

[MasterGunner01]

That would be Subway, 7-11, McDonald's, Burger King franchises at taxpayer expense, free shrink sessions to get their damaged psyches corrected, midnight basket ball, and a personal kiss from Secretary of State John F’ing Kerry or Valerie Jarrett (your choice). What more could a dedicated IS fighter want? “All they need is love,” says Marie Harf.

[SisterK]

Proms. ISIS needs to be invited to proms, tea parties and volleyball games. That should fix it.

[MeshugeMikey]

and to participate first hand....in what john john kerry referred to as that “silly” media debate”

[M-cubed]

I got a better idea...turn that part of the country into glass.....Those that remain in a couple of hundred yrs will be Christians...

Sometimes it takes a lesson from the past....

[VerySadAmerican]

When people are paying hundreds of dollars to go see Taylor Swift, Kanye West, Brad Paisley, Beber, etc, it shows just how stupid this country has become.