I’m mostly pointing out that Obama said “Act of terror” because it’s a sneaky way of NOT implicating his people (Muslims)! “Terrorist attack” is a bit more indicting of Islam.
I know what you’re pointing out. But what I’m trying to point out to you is that there is not much difference in the wording between terrorist attack vs act of terror. This nuance flies over the heads of a lot of people.
The term we should use is not terrorist attack but rather —
ISLAMIC TERRORIST ATTACK.