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ISIL vs ISIS (Vanity)
FREE REPUBLIC | 6-16-16 | ME

Posted on 06/16/2016 5:25:30 PM PDT by Angels27

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To: Angels27

Kerry & Susan Rice use ISIL too. Some people say it is to harm Israel.


41 posted on 06/16/2016 6:32:05 PM PDT by PghBaldy (12/14 - 930am -rampage begins... 12/15 - 1030am - Obama's advance team scouts photo-op locations.)
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To: Angels27

To confuse things even more, some Middle East leaders refer to them as Daesh.


42 posted on 06/16/2016 6:37:34 PM PDT by IamConservative (There is no greater threat to our freedoms than Bipartisanship.)
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To: Angels27

No, that idiot Lindsey Graham referred to them as ISIL also.


43 posted on 06/16/2016 6:47:13 PM PDT by New Jersey Realist (Home of the Free Because of the Brave)
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To: Angels27
0bama uses the name ISIL as a sign of respect.
For ISIS, not US and definitely not Israel.

44 posted on 06/16/2016 6:47:38 PM PDT by BitWielder1 (I'd rather have Unequal Wealth than Equal Poverty.)
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To: TNoldman

Doesn’t the Levant mean ‘left’? Bammy the leftist...


45 posted on 06/16/2016 6:50:53 PM PDT by tflabo (truth or tyrrany)
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To: Angels27

Because the rubes in flyover country have latched onto “ISIS”. That’s the name they relate to the enemy through.

So Obama uses ISIL, which is wonkish and obscure, and has no resonance with average folks. He wants detachment. He wants the opposite of gung ho feeling. He doesn”t want a relatable name that stirs feelings and focuses anger.

It’s the same reason we don’t see much video of the fighting we’re doing over there. Wouldn’t want to get people’s blood pumping.


46 posted on 06/16/2016 7:15:35 PM PDT by Yardstick
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To: Angels27

Actually, the “L” better indicates the greater ambitions of IS.

They are not just about Iraq and Syria, they want the whole Middle East ... most especially Israel.

Recognizing that can actually be actually a good thing.


47 posted on 06/16/2016 7:50:56 PM PDT by Rurudyne (Standup Philosopher)
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At the very least, ISIL is code for “I’m a smart person” because you’ll notice that elitists generally use it rather than ISIS. Another example is our Canadian prime minister. I am not convinced that anyone using ISIL instead of ISIS has an overt anti-Israel agenda, some may use the alternate name just to appear smart. Obama of course has already proven he is no friend of Israel, so this is not a point that needs to be tested again.

In some ways it might be better politically to recognize the existence of their state then declare war on it. This would get around the problems of military exercises on territory that is nominally Syrian. Recognizing the existence of a state does not imply accepting its policies or even setting up any form of contact. We certainly recognized that the Taliban was running Afghanistan in 2000 and dealt with that accordingly.


48 posted on 06/16/2016 8:04:52 PM PDT by Peter ODonnell (Peak Trump is just around the corner, as the Hillary bubble bursts)
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To: Dilbert San Diego

Obama hopes to be Imam of ISIL, not Sec. General of U.N.


49 posted on 06/16/2016 10:09:40 PM PDT by bIlluminati (Who is Horatio Bunce?)
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To: Angels27

ISIS is Obama’s “civilian national security force,” his own army that he built all by himself.


50 posted on 06/16/2016 10:16:53 PM PDT by UnwashedPeasant (I told you so)
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To: HarborSentry

I believe you’re right. I think the original reason the intel community used ISIL is that it is a more accurate translation of the Arabic name of the group, particularly the ‘el-Sham’ at the end.


51 posted on 06/17/2016 1:10:39 AM PDT by boomstick (One of the fingers on the button wil l be German.)
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